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A group of explorers attempt to investigate and map a recently
discovered cave system in a desert of Central Asia. There
is an expert who is tortured by the fact that he couldn't
save someone who died on a previous expedition; an acolyte
who says he is more experienced; a spiritual person who wants
to 'connect' with the caves; and the obligatory young couple
in love. It isn't long before the batteries for their lights
begin to drain mysteriously, and a member of their party is
attacked by an unseen beast. From this moment on they are
fleeing for their lives, with no way to escape the way they
came. But they are running blind, with the violent assailant
on their trail...
Right.
What we have here is a Ten Little Indians scenario (there
are seven in the party), set in dark caves, and played out
with The Blair Witch Project scenario. What? You want
more? Well, that's it really. We have lots of jerky torchlight,
far too much panicked movement and loud arguing, and more
screaming and heavy breathing than anyone can stand. Just
like the aforementioned Blair Witch, this is essentially
a cheap run-around with no satisfying conclusion. In fact,
I defy anyone not to groan at the tacked-on and quite illogical
conclusion.
It was practically pointless giving any of the characters
a background or personality, because none of them are given
the opportunity to display any of it. They are cannon-fodder,
so to speak, pure and simple. Trying to tell the audience
that these are 'real' people was just a waste of time. Compare
that with something like Cube, where the occupations
and personalities of the characters are the reason why they
find themselves together in the first place. I hope there
are no attempts to turn this into a franchise a la Halloween
or Friday, because not only is this film totally uninspiring,
but it doesn't even contain any quirkiness or in-jokes that
might save its face.
Ty
Power
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