My immediate reaction to "The Descent," the British horror movie, was that the thrills weren't that fresh and the gore was overindulged. But the more I think about this movie, the more I appreciate it.
Six female adventure junkies meet at a cabin in Appalachia as a way to help one forget a terrible accident. They think they're going spelunking in a well-mapped cave until one of the thrill-seekers changes course on her own. And, oh, what they find when she does.
The problem with all of the gore -- and what was the couple behind us thinking who brought their young kids? -- is that it detracts from the psychological part of the thriller. If you've seen "The Descent" in theaters, go to YouTube to see the British ending. (The American distributor asked for and got a different ending.) It ties together the psychological threads and makes for a much richer ending.
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