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(2006)
R1 NTSC DVD
First Look Pictures
Director: David L. Cunningham
Writer: Kevin Miller & David L. Cunningham
Starring: Daniel Caltagirone, Flora Montgomery, Nicholas
Aaron & Ava Mareau Garcia.
Review by Annie Riordan
Nate has never forgiven himself for the death of his beloved
three year old daughter, KC. Distracted by a pretty, flirty
young mother, KC was abducted and slain by a predator before
Nate even noticed she was missing. The months have gone by
and Nate is a shell of what he used to be, distanced from
his wife Addy and taking no joy in life...except when it
comes to extreme sports. Nate, Addy and Addy’s brother Jay
love going where they shouldn’t go and exploring places
where access is forbidden. Now the trio is off to Moscow to
explore the sealed up underground, where the ancient torture
chambers of Ivan The Terrible lay in ruins and the radiation
levels are dangerously high. But this particular trip will
be unlike any Nate has ever taken before,
Sounds like a rip off of The Descent, right? Well, maybe a
little around the edges. Throw in some Jacob’s Ladder and
just a touch of Creep and you’ll have this astonishingly
unique mindfucker of a movie, which thrusts you into the
depths of despair and never offers you one single moment of
comedy reprieve. Add in some blinding visuals, a dirty green
color scheme and a soundtrack by The Crystal Method and
you’ll swear you’re having the worst acid trip you ever
took. It’s not gory, it’s not sexy and much of it is filmed
on a handheld camera which will leave you feeling nauseous
as well as suicidally depressed. Also, star Daniel
Caltagirone bears a remarkable resemblance to Robert Carlyle
which raises the watchability factor quite a bit! Nate may
be a shaky, sweaty wreck of a man, but damn he’s hot! |
