Review of The Descent (2005) by Michaell. — 04 Aug 2006
Scariest film I've seen in a long while. Yes, it's derivative, and yes, it's flawed. But, it's well acted, well directed, and creepy as hell. Personally, I feel the gore factor got a bit absurd near the end--excess is not always a good thing.
It became desensitizing. But all in all, a welcome relief from Japanese-based "poor little girl was mistreated by her Mommy so now she's back to kill everyone" tedium. Let's hear it for strong women.
And endings that aren't Hollywood happy. (My knees are still shaking...
This review of The Descent (2005) was written by Michaell. on 04 Aug 2006.
The Descent has generally received positive reviews.
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