A head on collision strikes tragedy in the life of the films protagonist Sarah who subsequently looses her husband & young daughter in the accident. A year after the tragedy, Sarah reunites with her thrill seeking friends in the U.S. for a caving adventure. Sarah vows to "Love Each Day" as the group of friends search for the bond they once had. Juno (the films brash adventurer) admits to leading the group into an unknown cave system in hopes of restoring a once strong relationship the two (main characters) once shared.
Upon their "descent" into the cave, the group slowly encounter difficulties off all kinds including collapsing tunnels, a vast precipice (they must cross), broken bones, & most importantly, grotesque looking cave creatures, whose only purpose seem to be murderous at best. The creatures are disgusting in sight & seem to have evolved perfectly to live underground, their one weakness being blindness, they only hunt by sound.
The meat of the film pits the remaining members of the group in an epic battle of survival & bloodshed against the (numerically advantaged) cave creatures. These "fight scenes" are full of blood, gore, vengeance, survival & engrossing tension.
Not since 2008's The Strangers has a horror film impressed me quite this much. The Descent wasn't as scary as The Strangers, but I enjoyed it more. (The Strangers remains the single most uncomfortable, terrifying film I've ever seen). Ultimately, it's silly to compare the 2, The Descent is far more rewarding & even allows for multiple tension releasing moments. The Strangers, although a horror masterpiece, allows not one moment of redemption in it's destructive existence. (Truly never felt so sick in all my life.) Hey!!, enjoy The Descent, or don't.
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