Synopsis
After a group of biologists discovers a huge network of unexplored caves in Romania and, believing it to be an undisturbed eco-system that has produced a new species, they hire the best American team of underwater cave explorers in the world. While exploring deeper into the underwater caves, a rockslide blocks their exit, and they soon discover a larger carnivorous creature has added them to its food chain.
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Cast
- Cole HauserJack McAllister
- Lena HeadeyDr. Kathryn Jennings
- Morris ChestnutTop Buchanan
- Eddie CibrianTyler McAllister
- Piper PeraboCharlie
- Daniel Dae KimAlex Kim
- Kieran Darcy-SmithStrode
- Rick RavanelloBriggs
- Marcel IureșDr. Nicolai
- Vlad RădescuDr. Bacovia
Recommendations
- 70
Los Angeles Times
It's increasingly hard to work up a fright on the screen these days, but even if The Cave doesn't exactly terrify, it's fun and looks great. - 60
L.A. Weekly
Despite the striking underwater photography and production values, much of this feels like Alien: Stalagmite Edition. But if it isn't original, The Cave does demonstrate that you can always elevate threadbare material by keeping your ambitions modest. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
It's not original, but unlike some of this summer's movies (such as The Island and Stealth), The Cave knows its place. Its job is to deliver a few jolty thrills and a couple of laughs and wrap things up before it starts to get too dumb. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
"Alien" redux. - 40
Variety
Refreshing strokes of science-fact in the early sections give way to action strictly from the Ridley Scott-James Cameron playbook, but without a powerful helmer behind the camera or a memorable cast in front. - 38
Charlotte Observer
The writers supply character traits that seem to point toward a pay-off but never reach one. People all end up as tight-lipped, indistinguishable automatons who plummet 50 feet down jagged rocks with scarcely a scratch. - 38
USA Today
The screenplay is thin, the dialogue lacks nuance and the acting is often laughable. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
A bottomless pit of lame characters, horror-film cliches and improbable monsters.
