The best thing about this film is the atmospheric location: Marshall really gets his money's worth by photographing the eerie, dust-filled caves and natural wonders that are to be found beneath the ground. The plot is simplistic, the script nothing special things kick off with a nasty road accident which reminded me of the beginning of BUTCHER, BAKER, NIGHTMARE MAKER but then we're in slasher territory as a group of women head into the unknown and get picked off one by one by the nasties. Although it falls into the trap of using all the tired clichés of modern horror films – if I never see another fake scare scene it'll be too soon – and has one too many obvious jumps along the way, for the most part it's a strong, gory film packed with suspense, and tension which sometimes becomes unbearable as the climax nears. THE DESCENT is a decent British horror film, very much along the lines of WILDERNESS and DOG SOLDIERS, the latter also directed by Neil Marshall. Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 7 / 10 Creepy, gory underground horror
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