The Cave (2005) Critic Reviews

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.Read the full review

Sci-fi horror aficionados, however, might want to look elsewhere for their scares, as they're unlikely to find any here. Fright-wise, The Cave is a dry hole.Read the full review

It's an undistinguished effort in which none of the actors distinguish themselves.Read the full review

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.Read the full review

The screenplay is thin, the dialogue lacks nuance and the acting is often laughable.Read the full review

A bottomless pit of lame characters, horror-film cliches and improbable monsters.Read the full review

It's ultimately just a rigorous personal training film made by people who don't seem to like movies or the people who go to them.Read the full review

The Cave is National Geographic mixed with Roger Corman, and by the end you'll probably be wishing you saw "Red Eye" instead.Read the full review

Not only is the film dreadfully dull: every time something potentially exciting does occur, the scenes are so muddled and chaotic that it is impossible to make out what is happening.Read the full review