Darklord Dave
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The preview for this film doesn't do it justice at all. It makes it look like a Road Warrior retread wannabe. Which it is, but also much more. Neil Marshall directed The Descent - one of the best horror movies in recent years and he continues in the tradition of butt-kicking women with Rhona Mitra as Major Eden Sheridan.
semi-spoilers
Okay, there are a lot of cliches in the film - it's got a virus infecting the UK causing part of it to be quarantined. It's got a maniac proto-punk cannibal and it's got Malcolm McDowell as a mad scientist.
But the action scenes are well directed, the adrenaline keeps pumping and Mitra is ultra-cool and kick-ass. I see Marshall's career taking a similar trajectory as Cameron - I think he's that good.
semi-spoilers
Okay, there are a lot of cliches in the film - it's got a virus infecting the UK causing part of it to be quarantined. It's got a maniac proto-punk cannibal and it's got Malcolm McDowell as a mad scientist.
But the action scenes are well directed, the adrenaline keeps pumping and Mitra is ultra-cool and kick-ass. I see Marshall's career taking a similar trajectory as Cameron - I think he's that good.