Director Marshall has obviously kept his DVD player spinning for days studying all of the classics and simply taking everything he needed like a Vanilla Ice "Under Pressure"
The Descent (2005)
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Reviews Counted:164
Fresh:138
Rotten:26
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: Deft direction and strong performances from its all-female cast guide The Descent, a riveting, claustrophobic horror film. In this low-budget import from Scotland, director Neil Marshall has masterfully created a spelunking nightmare, which doubles as a compelling meditation on morality, vengeance, and the depths to which we might go for survival.
Theatrical Release: Aug 4, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $26.0M
Synopsis: In a remote mountain range, six girlfriends meet for their yearly adventure, a caving trip into the arteries of the earth. The group makes their way... [More]
Starring: Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder
Director: Neil Marshall
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