The trip starts out curious enough when Juno (Mendoza) discards her map of the caves. Those along for the ride include Becca (Saskia Mulder), Sam (MyAnna Buring), and Holly (Nora-Jane No one). Juno sees this trip as an opportunity to empower Sarah. Apparently, Juno regrets not being there for Sarah following her personal tragedy and recovery. The 6 women are gearing up for a cave exploration trip headed by Juno (Natalie Mendoza). A year later, Sarah and her close friend Beth (Alex Reid) join up with the gang at a cabin in the Appalachians. Following that trip, Sarah (Shauna MacDonald) suffers a life altering tragedy. The prior thrill-seeking jaunt for the group was a white water rafting trip.
Fortunately, director Marshall effectively pretexts the story. As I watched the women one by one crawl through the tiny water filled crevice to enter the caverns somewhere in the Appalachian Mountains, I thought, 'How are they going to get back? They've got to be nuts!' Well, you just have to go with it. Writer and Director Neil Marshall's 'The Descent' crafts and sustains an unrelenting tension throughout, once you get past the suspended disbelief.
After watching 'The Descent', my bud Robert and I decided that spelunking would now come off both our 'To Do' lists�for good.
