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The Descent

Overview


Genre :

Horror

Release Date :

August 04, 2006

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Neil Marshall

Starring :

Nora-Jane Noon, Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, MyAnna Buring, Oliver Milburn, Molly Kayll

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

5 of 5

“..will fry your nerves and give you the most purely horrifying two hours..”
by M.P. Bartley [EFilmCritic]
7.2 of 10

“..this is nonetheless intelligent and well constructed horror fare...”
by Scott Andrews [FilmFocus]
7 of 10

“..one of the strongest British horror flicks for some time,..”
by Daniel Auty [The Spinning Image]
3 of 4

“..one of the scariest movies featuring female heroines since the "Alien" series..”
by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
4 of 4

“..one of the best monster movies in years..”
9 of 10

“..one of the best British horror films ever...”
by Ed Colley [Future Movies]
3 of 4

“..For horror fans and those who love things that go bump in the night, this is one not to miss..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
3 of 5

“..does provide enough thrills and scares to overlook the lapses, with eeriness that stays with you..”
by Vince Leo [Qwipster's Movie Reviews]
8 of 10

“..as chillingly bleak as horror can be...”
by Anton Bitel [Movie Gazette]
4 of 5

“..an extremely atmospheric horror film that delivers more than its fair share of shocks and scares...”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
4 of 5

“..A grisly and gripping horror movie..”
by Andy Jacobs [BBC Films]
5 of 5
Reviewed by Dan Jolin [Empire Magazine]
Review rate : A-
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Scottie [Iofilm]
4 of 4
Reviewed by Jim Emerson [Chicago Sun-Times]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
3 of 5
Reviewed by David Edwards [London Daily Mirror]
Reviewed by Michael Wilmington [Los Angeles Times]
Reviewed by Ben Hogwood [MusicOMH]
Reviewed by Ian Grey [Orlando Weekly]
Reviewed by Bill Muller [The Arizona Republic]
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]

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