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The Descent.(Movie review)
From:
Interview
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September 1, 2006| Author:
Koresky, Michael
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Review: THE DESCENT (Lions Gate) Directed by Neil Marshall
British director Nell Marshall's The Descent is the cattle prod the horror genre needs right now: brutal, crass, and thrillingly alive. Six young female daredevil friends (including Shauna Macdonald and the stunning Natalie Mendoza) go spelunking in a remote, unexplored cave in the Appalachians--yet the farther they burrow, the less likely they are to...
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'Descent' ascends into true horror
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'Descent' chills deflated by absurd plot elements.(Movie review)
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Descent fails to scale new heights
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; The Descent (18) Verdict: Effective if gruesome horror Overnight (15) Verdict: Cautionary tale from Tinseltown THE Descent is the first of two movies this summer about potholers running foul of bloodthirsty monsters (the other is The Cave, due in August). On the face of it, this looks like a
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Descent fails to scale new heights.
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; Byline: CHRISTOPHER TOOKEY The Descent (18) Verdict: Effective if gruesome horror Overnight (15) Verdict: Cautionary tale from Tinseltown THE Descent is the first of two movies this summer about potholers running foul of bloodthirsty monsters (the other is The Cave, due in August). On the face of
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Gripping, chilling descent into hell.(Entertainment)
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