Writer-director Olatunde Osunsanmi devotes the final third of his claustrophobic, ultra-low budget horror picture to prodding susceptible viewers to cave in to their fear of the dark; his efforts might have been more effective if the first two-thirds weren't weighed down by repetitive point-of-view shots of rocky crawlspaces and the gabbiest round-the-campfire prologue ever. Four veteran American spelunkers and one novice travel to Kazakhstan's Kyzl Kum Desert to tackle an unexplored cave. Accompanied by three Russian cave-guides and carrying minimal equipment, the thrill seekers rappel down a daunting hole to test their mettle underground. But while the cavers see n...
Released:
2005
Rated:
R
Length:
81 mins