i think that most people would agree with me if i be to say that the movie alien pretty much set the bar for atmosphere . i have see quite a few movie match that bar but none have ever exceed alien eerie tunnel and darkened hall . the cave be a film that try very hard to reset the bar . i believe the trailer even mention something about be as scary a alien yet not once throughout the movie do i ever feel even the slight bit scared and or thrill for that matter . so now that we get the ball of negativity roll i might as well explain why the cave main hook ( the atmosphere in case you weren not pay attention ) fizzle into a waste of my time . i will say right now that most of the set be gorgeous and nicely lit but what we hear and what we know be there tend to ruin what we see . the music for one be terrible . we either get corny rock music or over exaggerated haunt house music . okay maybe that push it a bit but i couldn not bear it . the many underwater scene be bad enough ( it a well know fact that underwater scene be always bore a hell ) i do not need rock music blaring in my ear while they be simply swim through a cave . this actually produce a lot of unintentional laughter that be then amplify by the following watercraft crash scene . anyway a i already mention and it wasn not just the music that kill the atmosphere and heck no . the creature hide amongst the darkness be suppose to invoke horror . i be suppose to be worry that they be go to appear and merely a glimpse of them be suppose to make my blood turn cold . the cave do wisely take a page from the alien handbook by not show the entire creature for very long and lead up to the reveal with only glimpse but it just doesn not work because the creature be so lame . i guess it would be rude to spoil the specific but they be basically the alien with wing . i guess you get the point by now . atmosphere ruin . yet i know plenty of people who will still see a movie if it excite . i would like to say that about the cave but i would be lie . this movie be slow to get to the action and once we get there we sort of wonder when the thing be go to finally call it a day . we have see all this do well before with the exception of a few neat scene ( the guy impale on stalactite and the eel and the rapid ) so you really do not get any thrill from watch people run from uninspired alien knockoff in endless tunnel . ah but no the pain doesn not end there . we must also take the character and act into account . well i can not remember a single line of dialogue other than run . and the only character name i can remember be jack but that only because it place in almost every other line near the end of the movie . perhaps the actor be capable but the script do not allow them to do anything other then run and argue . they have almost no background and whenever somebody die they simply shrug it off . it pretty sad when you consider that the cgi eel put on the best performance in the film . speaking of cgi while there plenty of it and most of which be terrible . i do commend them on use suit ( at least i think they be suit ) but nothing truly mesh with the environment and a a result most of the effect end up look pretty hokey . so i guess to wrap it up and the cave be bad and have very little go for it . have the film be a scifi channel premiere movie or low budget direct to video release i might have a bit more love for it but this film be a theatrical release . with more wit and talent this might have be a frighteningly fun movie but a it stand this film be about as scary a go into the basement and that not very good . my review from frider wave represent http represent or or friderwaves . com or index . php . page equal cave .