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Story: When a team of explorers ventures into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.
Its a good solid thriller that delivered the chills and thrills. Not since The Descent have I been so pleased with a movie. The film has a terrific start as its starts off as your not so normal shot-footage horror flick, its starts off as more of a tomb raider type found footage film. I love Perdita Weeks as Scarlet. She is a relative unknown but when she first comes on screen I could instantly see her playing the next Lara Croft. She does do a few illegal things and is one not to listen to authority but it gives her an edge, she does things others would not want to. She's a badass who gets shit done.
The others were good, she had good chemistry with George (played by Ben Feldman of Drop Dead Diva and Mad Men). The story was terrific, first delving into Scarlet's search for the philosopher's stone (not to be confused with Harry Potter) and then when it is found, they also discover something more horrifying, the gate way to hell.
Maybe my one complaint was that hell should have been unique, a little more terrifying. The way there was scary, but once they got down there, they were constantly being chased by hooded figures. I was scared for the characters but I would have been more so if a man beast came out from a flaming hole and started chasing them.
With a bigger budget (budget around 5 million) the film could have come out as more of a crazy trip through hell than a less bloodier (and feminine) version of The Descent.
A solid thriller which has an excellent leading lady with some good twists and surprise character deaths.
Rating: B+
