Descent

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Rosario Dawson
Maya

Chad Faust
Jared

Marcus Patrick
Adrian

Scott Bailey
Alex

Alexie Gilmore
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Spencer Grammer
Stephanie

Wilson Jermaine Heredia
Diego

James O'Toole
Craig

Scott Porter
Brooks

Talia Lugacy
Director

Talia Lugacy
Writer

Brian Priest
Writer

Michael Almog
Executive Producer

Michael Bassick
Executive Producer

Michael Califra
Executive Producer

Rosario Dawson
Producer

Danny Fisher
Executive Producer

Morris S. Levy
Producer

Talia Lugacy
Producer

Brian Priest
Producer

Christopher LaVasseur
Cinematographer

Frank Reynolds
Film Editor

Adrienne Stern
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Critic Reviews for Descent

Audience Reviews for Descent

• Oct 19, 2012

  Strange and unsettling -- apparently for no reason.
  Christian C Super Reviewer
• Jul 02, 2012

  After a brutal date rape, a woman discovers her sexual power and the need for revenge. Dark in its subject matter and the complexion of the film, <i>Descent</i> whiles most of its 100 minutes in as many depressing and angering scenes one could imagine, and there's not a single moment of comic relief. There are multiple rape scenes in this film, each of which goes on longer than we're used to seeing. I understand that the point of the film may be realism, but there's a line between wallowing in the mire and effective dramatic presentation of horrid events, and <i>Descent</I> dove off the cliff of wallowing. Also, I wonder about what the film is saying. Maya is raped, and in response, she discovers her ability to manipulate others using her sexuality. Does this suggest that a woman's sexual power is tantamount to "reverse rape?" Does the discovery of one's sexual power mark a "descent?" Whatever the concept behind freshman director Talia Lugacy's filmm is, it isn't clear and could be debated. Jared is a douche from the beginning, and the elevated dialogue that Chad Faust and Rosario Dawson are forced to utter makes the dynamic even more unrealistic. Faust's performance is bad because he fails to find anything worth liking in Jared, and Dawson's performance is good because despite it all, she finds something that draws her character to him and she can somehow make the bad writing seem natural. Overall, <i>Descent</I> is remarkably disturbing and dark, and that's all it is, a catalog of horrors with no redeeming through-line.
  Jim H Super Reviewer
• Nov 09, 2009

  Pretty twisted karma that prick got!
  The B Super Reviewer
• Dec 29, 2008

  Yawn! Bloody dull and sicko R-rated drama I ever saw about the exact revenge of a date-raped co-ed. I couldn't stand and watch the final scene of co-ed's revenge upon her attacker.
  Dean M Super Reviewer

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