The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

The starting is pretty eye catching but the longer the movie goes, the more boring and dull it gets. It's hard to see what's happening underwater during most of the scenes but the climax makes up for it. The ending scene is thought-provoking but is only recommended if you're looking for an average thriller or something that's not too scary.

RELEASED IN 2005 and directed by Bruce Hunt, "The Cave" details events when a team of cave divers led by brothers Jack (Cole Hauser) and Tyler (Eddie Cibrian) are commissioned to explore a cave network in the Carpathian Mountains. Unfortunately an explosion cuts off their exit and traps them in the vast network. As if finding a way out isn't difficult enough, they also have to deal with strange vicious creatures living there.While "The Cave" isn't anywhere near as good "Alien" (1979) or "Aliens" (1986), it's competent enough (and should be with its whopping $30 million budget) and similar to those films, except taking place in the alien world of a cave network rather than a vessel in space or an alien planet. Speaking of the cave network, there are some awe-inspiring cave locations and sets.Except for the opening and close, the entire movie takes place in the caverns. The creatures are an effective meshing of the Xenomorph XX121 in the Alien franchise and the creeper from the Jeepers Creeper films.I didn't find the characters very engaging, but the story creates some decent suspense around the half hour mark. Although it isn't sustained, things perk up again in a thrilling sequence involving winsome Piper Perabo's character and her clash with a monster while climbing. This gripping episode is the main reason I grade the movie as high as I do. Lena Headey is the only other female in the cast.THE FILM RUNS 97 minutes and was shot in Romania (MediaPro Studios, Bucharest, as well as Zarnesti & Transylvania) and Mexico (Yucatan & Hidden Worlds Cenote Park, Quintana Roo). WRITERS: Michael Steinberg & Tegan West. ADDITIONAL CAST: Other members of the team are played by Morris Chestnut, Rick Ravanello, Daniel Dae Kim, Marcel Iures & Kieran Darcy-Smith.GRADE: B-

I have seen a few cave horror films over the years and usually with such films you end up with a lot of shots where you can not tell what the heck is happening. That did not happen here, and that is the most positive aspect of this film...you do see everything that is going on. Unfortunately, there really is not much to see as this film is just kind of lame. Too long, idiotic characters and an ending that was just stupid. You will almost wish is was to dark to see as the characters constantly yell at each other.The story first follows a group of men going into a strange church built into the side of a mountain. They enter this structure and end up falling through the floor of it into a cave. Flash some time later and the cave is found again and an expedition into it is about to begin. They enter the cave and it seems harmless at first, but there is something lurking there, something that wishes to kill the team of cave divers and scientist. Soon they find themselves with no apparent way out and they must evade the strange creatures and their constant bickering to make it out of the hellish cave alive! This film might of been okay, but it was just too tame and too neatly done. Nearly every cave shot looked like a set rather than an actual cave unlike a film like The Descent where the cave looks like they are in a cave. For all I know every shot in this film was a cave, but all the shots looked to perfect and it made the cave look artificial. The monsters looked like the one found in Stephen King's Graveyard Shift and their origin was reminiscent of Leviathan. Then the ending comes along and is just another typical horror ending, but as I said earlier it was just too tame up to that point. Needed to be an R movie and that would have helped and sadly its best quality the lighting probably should have been toned down too to make the film look a bit more gritty!

A group of scientist/explorers are brought in to explore a cave in Romania. Legend claims a church was built to seal the cave as a display of God's protective power, and Templar Knights fought winged demons.The acting is pretty good with some solid actors. The most recognizable actors are Lena Headey, Morris Chestnut, Daniel Dae Kim, Cole Hauser, Piper Perabo, and Eddie Cibrian. They're able to give serious performances without being campy.It's not scary as a horror, but it works more as an action adventure. They could have laid out the cave system better as the movie goes along. A few seconds of screen time could save a whole lot of headaches. Seeing Piper Perabo swinging on the cliff is a lot of fun. However some of the other action scenes are too confused and chaotic.The creatures are a bit of a disappointment. It's just yet another CG creature creation. Half lizard half dragon, it could have been so much better considering what the creatures are derived from. They could have made it much more original and unique.