Pretty Good

One of my all time favorites.

A Masterpiece!

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

The beginning of the movie shows a lot of promise. You see a group of modern ecology surveyors with believable high tech equipment and friendship, exploring beautiful places. Also, the cast contains some top notch TV stars. Also, you can feel their explorers passion about their work when they talk about being the first to chart places or see creatures never studied before. This calls back memories of the excavators in Titanic or the tornado chasers in Twister. However, once they get lost in the cave, the movie attempts a scare tactic with shaking the camera around, so you only see bits and pieces of the action - a rock here, a splash there, and you have to see the characters talk about it afterward to find out what happened. I guess this form of camera shooting is designed to make the viewer feel like they, too, are a victim flailing around in the water. This effect works in low budget films like the Blair Witch Project and Cloverfied, because you can believe it was filmed by the characters, and the camera went crazy during traumatic events, leaving the viewer mystified and horrified. It doesn't really work in a big budget thriller like this, because after all the georgous setup, when things get scary, you want to see what's going on.Also, it is dissapointing they went the horror movie route by showing these people desparate against the creatures. The characters freak out, attack eachother, and frequently get lost or separated for no apparent reason. I would have liked to see this group of brave young explorers put up a better fight to share the cave with the outside world.It picks up toward the end, though, and the end twist is some sci fi goodness.

This film has a few good things going for it. The acting isn't bad, the FXs look good and the film is very well shot. I really liked the creature FXs. They had a very primordial look to them that was creepy. Much like the film The Descent, the film is very dark and takes place in low light settings. That's both to its detriment and advantage. The advantage being, you can't really tell what's going on, so it adds a slight bit of tension. The detriment being you can't see what's going on and the filmmakers overdue that trick a bit too much. I didn't have any major problems with the characters or the performance by the actors playing them. It was nothing too noteworthy, but there also wasn't anything that brought the film down or took your focus off from what was happening. Where this film lost me was the story. Honestly, it was a good premise, but it just wasn't all that interesting. Also, for the type of film it was, I expected more tension and dread. It didn't deliver in those areas at all for me. The creatures weren't used to create a sense of fear. It was more of a 'hey, look, I'm over here, don't I look cool' type of thing. They do a good job of explaining things, but by the time they did, I'd already figured it out. Unfortunately, these things are such a huge part of the film that it turns this into a very mediocre snore fest that manages to keep you just interested enough to pay attention. This was an okay but forgettable film. I may give it another view down the road, but for now, I'm good. My Rating: 4/10

A group of scientist/explorers are brought in to explore a cave in Romania. Legend claims a church was built to seal the cave as a display of God's protective power, and Templar Knights fought winged demons.The acting is pretty good with some solid actors. The most recognizable actors are Lena Headey, Morris Chestnut, Daniel Dae Kim, Cole Hauser, Piper Perabo, and Eddie Cibrian. They're able to give serious performances without being campy.It's not scary as a horror, but it works more as an action adventure. They could have laid out the cave system better as the movie goes along. A few seconds of screen time could save a whole lot of headaches. Seeing Piper Perabo swinging on the cliff is a lot of fun. However some of the other action scenes are too confused and chaotic.The creatures are a bit of a disappointment. It's just yet another CG creature creation. Half lizard half dragon, it could have been so much better considering what the creatures are derived from. They could have made it much more original and unique.

OK i m giving this movie a 7 stars ......... may be some people doesn't like it but i like this movie as a thrillerThere are many good things in this movie ......... Direction, acting, story etc....Movie has dark background.....which is bad in some part of the movie because sometime i couldn't seen properly that what happening ..... but dark background makes thrilling scene more effective. But movie should have some clear background.Bad thing about this movie is ...... getting board in the some part of the movie. The movie is looks a like common horror thriller.it is one time watch movie. But if u doesn't watch ... nothing to loose