The director of The Descent is savvy enough to suggest even more than he shows. And he's old-school enough to load up on glimpses of good, clean, gruesome gore.
The Descent sustains a level of intensity that most horror films can barely muster for five minutes.
80
EmpireDan Jolin
EmpireDan Jolin
Brutal, bloody, terrifying, astonishing... And so tense it'll leave you aching. The most significant Brit chiller since "28 Days Later."
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
This one is a creepy white-knuckle excursion into horror, where even the "boo!" moments are so well developed that they cause a jolt.
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
This is one of the scariest movies featuring female heroines since the "Alien" series, and what makes it uniquely scary is where these women are -- in tunnels two miles under ground -- when they realize they are not alone.