Going down with some girls

For those of you who love your horror movies with a good dose of claustrophobia and a decent amount of female hysterics, watch The Descent. Rented it at Blockbuster for a random pizza night and was pleasantly surprised to find myself actually scared.

It's about a group of six women who go on a caving expedition to help one of them get over the loss of her husband. Because you know, there's really no better therapy for dealing with a loved one's death by putting yourself in a dark, wet place that could be possibly inhabited by creatures that leave the bones of animals they've eaten all over the cavern floor.

What I liked about the film, apart from the fact that I really dig chicks that can rock-climb, was that it takes its sweet time revealing the monsters and instead makes the characters deal with a far more treacherous villain- the cave itself, and the effect it has on each of them. Bonds are tested, kitty claws come out, sorority hugs are replaced by bitching when everything goes to shit. Good performances all around too, especially from Filipina-Aussie Natalie Mendoza, who is perfect as the ambiguous villain/ hero who hides her real intentions behind her tough extreme athlete facade. And she rocks the dirty bangs quite well don't you think?