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The Cave (2005)

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Reviews Counted:103

Fresh:13

Rotten:90

Average Rating:3.6/10

Consensus: Despite its stylized and impressive sets, this horror-monster movie mish-mash suffers from endless cliches and wildly implausible plotlines.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense creature violence.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Aug 26, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $14,888,028

Synopsis: A sexy bunch of underwater explorers are summoned to Romania's Carpathian Mountains, where scientists have discovered a gigantic cave network containing a lengthy underground river. Cutting-edge... A sexy bunch of underwater explorers are summoned to Romania's Carpathian Mountains, where scientists have discovered a gigantic cave network containing a lengthy underground river. Cutting-edge breathing gear gets unpacked, camaraderie and budding romances develop, and then everyone becomes trapped in the depths, where monsters start picking off cast members, one by one. Escape depends on Jack, played by the dependably steely-eyed Cole Hauser (PAPARAZZI), who picked up a bad monster bite that may have infected his mind. Super-vixen Charlie (Piper Perabo) stands by him and displays a soothing screen presence as the tomboy rock climber in the crew, while Leana Headey plays the sexy Romanian biologist who fears that Jack is turning into a monster himself. Fans of B-movie monster movies should find this a nice cave to visit; there's no skimping on action or impressive set design, and each new cavern is weirder and more claustrophobic than the last. Staggeringly tall cliff faces, dark ominous waters, and a great, nerve-wracking orchestral soundtrack all add up to a fun horror adventure in the classic Saturday matinee sense. Of course, like all good monster movies, it borrows liberally from past classics: think of it as ANACONDA meets ALIEN by way of JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, and if that doesn't sound like a fine way to spend a lazy Saturday afternoon, make sure you tread carefully as you exit THE CAVE! [More]

Starring: Cole Hauser, Morris Chestnut, Eddie Cibrian, Daniel Dae Kim

Starring: Cole Hauser, Morris Chestnut, Eddie Cibrian, Daniel Dae Kim, Kieran Darcey-Smith, Rick Ravanello, Marcel Iures, Lena Headey, Piper Perabo

Director: Bruce Hunt

Director: Bruce Hunt
Screenwriter: Michael Steinberg
Producer: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Andrew Mason, Richard S. Wright, Michael Ohoven
Composer: Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil
Studio: Screen Gems

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The Cave is a rare find, a film that is pure formula, yet impossible to follow.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
08/26/05
Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose
Newark Star-Ledger
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The makers of The Cave must have conceived their plot by Googling 'creature features' and 'recipes for monster mash.'

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
08/26/05
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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A cheesy, often unintentionally funny, direct-to-video-caliber knockoff of Aliens that couldn't be more shallow.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
08/26/05
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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Destined to be a favorite...on cable TV.

Full Review Source: Supercala.com | comment Comment
08/26/05
John Venable
John Venable
Supercala.com

The only truly scary thing in The Cave is the idea, as set up by the ending, that there could be a sequel.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
08/26/05
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

This should never see the light of day.

Full Review Source: Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) | comment Comment
08/26/05
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

too generic to offer many scares

Full Review Source: Lawrence Journal-World | comment Comment
08/26/05
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

The two kings of last August, Morris Chestnut and Cole Hauser, return to the screen for another late summer turkey

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
08/26/05
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

The Cave sunk to new depths - it's totally lacking in humor, imagination, personality, or any real entertainment value.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
08/26/05
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

If they had packed a little more character development and logic, "The Cave" would have felt a little less empty.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
08/26/05
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Kansas City Star

[T]he monsters... are so derivative that they almost seem like old friends rather than a new threat.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
08/26/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Just barely worth exploring. (On DVD, that is.)

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
08/25/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Without 'scary' and 'surprising,' what is The Cave left with? Flying amphibian monsters. Which are great to have in a movie, I'll grant you, but not by themselves.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
08/25/05
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Director Bruce Hunt shouldn’t be allowed to film a birthday party, let alone a major motion picture.

Full Review Source: WaffleMovies.com | comment Comment
08/25/05
Willie Waffle
Willie Waffle
WaffleMovies.com

This movie unfolds as though the scenes were assembled in random order. At least I think that's what it looks like; it's hard to say because it was so dark and murky looking.

Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
08/25/05
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Despite the occasional chuckles of embarrassment for what the cast (including Morris Chestnut, Piper Perabo, and Eddie Cibrian) must endure, The Cave is a dead end.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
08/25/05
Kathy Cano Murillo
Kathy Cano Murillo
Arizona Republic
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Think Of It As Pitch Black Meets Alien With A Little Twist.

Full Review Source: Outtakes With Fiore | comment Comment
08/25/05
Fiore Mastracci
Fiore Mastracci
Outtakes With Fiore

Now that Hollywood has manufactured enough Alien clones to fill a wall at Blockbuster, who needs another?

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
08/25/05
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

A bottomless pit of lame characters, horror-film cliches and improbable monsters.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
08/25/05
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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'Something's not right here,' proclaims one of the characters exploring the creepy depths of The Cave. We couldn't have said it better ourselves.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
08/25/05
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today
 
 
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