Aug. 4, 2006 - Shawn Willis
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So off they go, with Juno (the gung ho leader), who has a few secrets of her own, daredevil base-jumper Holly (Nora Jane Noone), Scandinavian half-sisters Rebecca and Sam (Saskia Mulder and MyAnna Buring) and Sarah's English teacher friend Beth (Alex Reid).
The group establishes a good rapport from the beginning as old friends coming together with camaraderie - with Sarah, still suffering with loss from the previous year's accident. But, once we’re all down in the dark, we’re down there for the rest of the film. There’s no respite, no moment to sit back and breathe easy. Juno and Beth get trapped in the crater within whose increasing darkness brings hallucinations, paranoia and asphyxiation.
It quickly becomes clear that Sarah hasn’t recovered from her breakdown and is still plagued by hallucinations. Now, she finds herself fighting for her life as well as her sanity. And as if that wasn’t bad enough, she becomes convinced that something nasty is down there with them. Turns out the girls have wandered into the territory of cave-dwelling creatures that has evolved to suit their dark humble abode.