i have recently see a string of cave movie and this film manage to cobble together all the bad aspect of this kind of film . you get very little appreciation for the caving surround or the monster that they face and while the character be clichéd ( spiritual guy and leader with tragedy in recent past etc ) and the end be just weak . it really annoy me that the director keep shake the camera or show almost total darkness to create atmosphere . i have read that this movie give a real representation of cave and yeah and i imagine that cave be dark . show near total blackness for half the film really bring that home . i quite enjoy the descent which and for my money have well acting and show more tight caving situation and good monster and have a good end . spoilerthe monster turn out to be some guy whose plane crash and parent be kill and leave him to grow up in the cave . he seem to have develop super strength and speed and but why be never address maybe the same force that drain their torch battery cause this but during the film whenever someone be kill you get the impression of something large with claw that tear up each victim ( see how much blood splatter the wall . ) but in the end it just some dude with a fur drape over him and a mask . i would be willing to overlook this if great height of suspense be reach but this be hardly the case . then he start rap the last remaining caver and roll credit . almost absurdly bad i think . sometimes a film be soo bad you can appreciate it and maybe have a laugh and but this film fail to take itself lightly as well . you watch it and you can not unwatch it .