HOME
MOVIES
TV Shows
In Theatres
SEARCH
FRESH
QUEUE
The Cave
A (INDIA)
2005
MOVIE IS
derivative
subterranean
unconscious
tedious
exciting
Close Video
watch now
Reviews
similar movies
cast & crew
tags
14 %
11 %
Rotten
$ 0 Million
See Where to Watch
The Cave
Positive Reviews
12
Negative reviews
42
Average Rating
1.8
/5
derivative
subterranean
unconscious
tedious
exciting
All
Positive
Negative
1.5
Its an undistinguished effort in which none of the actors distinguish themselves.
Av Club
2.0
This movie is so damp and droopy, the stalagmites are barely erect.
EW
4.5
But The Cave doesnt merely celebrate her commitment to the task at hand.
Indie Wire
1.5
Yet when you needed a laugh, thats where you went, sayss Daniels.
Austin Chronicle
1.5
Writer turned director Bazmee has crafted a relatively smart and snarky war of the sexes minus the sex but with plenty of juicily hammy performances a ..
Austin Chronicle
1.3
Remember: CPR doesnt properly work on women unless their cleavage is visible.
1.0
There is astonishingly bad dialogue: This cave is a very serious piece of work.Its already taken one life.
3.0
The underground settings shot in a Bucharest studio as well asreal Mexican caves provide some interesting backdrops for the action but thefilm doesnt ..
Screen Daily
4.5
The work is relentless, their bravery inspirational and the scale of inhumanity never less than breathtaking.
Screen Daily
1.0
As utterly formulaic as the film may be, the elements for an edge of the seat crowd pleaser are, in theory, all present: a closed off environment idea ..
The New York Times
3.0
The screenplay is rote, the story is predictable, and the plot holes are many.
E Film Critic
3.0
Characters leap, dive, climb, swim, lift, and run from one scene to the next. The Cave is the celluloid personification of Outside Magazine.
E Film Critic
0.6
A claustrophobic horror film that provides nothing original beyond its underground setting.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
Thoroughly average subterranean monster movie, untroubled by originality but acceptable in its weight class.
1.0
The Cave is completely lacking any sort of mystery, a must have for a thrilling film.
Cinema Blend
0.6
Adding insult to injury are the films similarities to Neil Marshalls The Descent, which is a far, far superior effort in every way imaginable. out of ..
Reel Film Reviews
2.0
Without scary and surprising, what is The Cave left with Flying amphibian monsters. Which are great to have in a movie, Ill grant you, but not by them ..
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
These flaws are a bit of a shame because this couldve been decent B movie fun.
News Review
2.5
The Cave beings promisingly enough with a breezy pace and some tense underwater sequences.
Film Journal International ..
1.9
And say what you will about that latter film, at least it and its predecessor had a sense of humor.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.8
The best part is that it takes place in a couple of locales spelunking in a cave and diving underwater that we dont normally go, unless its a nature d ..
Internet Reviews
1.3
When its finally over, were not left with a horror film.Were stuck holding a protein shake.
Boston
1.0
Youve seen it all before, and youve seen it done better, but the caves are really huge, I promise you.
Mountain X
1.5
Its as impossible to care enough about the characters to want to see them survive as it is to work up enough animosity toward them to enjoy watching t ..
1.3
People used to move to the suburbs to save money.Now, nearly every corner of Toronto has downtown rent In Part 2 of a series looking at the urban subu ..
Toronto Star
3.0
From the way this one ends, you can bet therell definitely be a sequel.
Reel Talk Reviews
1.0
Bland, boring, conventional, cliche, and dumb are what make up this forgettable thriller in the end.
Cinema Crazed
2.5
I wouldnt even encourage movie goers who adore this type of film to give it a try because youd be much better off renting anything from the action sec ..
Flim Threet
2.0
But theres little else to admire in a generic duffer thats as exciting as a hole in the ground.
Bbc
0.0
Eliciting sheer boredom from the viewer, it turns out, is the least of its problems.
The Movie Boy
1.0
But thanks to a script that looks like no human hands touched it at any point, those elegant diving shots are wasted.
Bullz-Eye
1.9
At least you could fall asleep on a comfortable couch watching it.
Hollywood
2.0
That has its benefits in a film in which people are constantly pulling out high tech equipment, but it doesnt work so well as a story approach and it ..
Seattle Pi
2.0
Replete with winged undersea cave monsters, unlikely mountain climbing heroics and a mutating microbe that turns its victims into creatures in waiting ..
Coles Mithey
1.3
Not only is Patrick Tatopoulos (I, Robot) creature design laughable, but the actors (other than Hauser who somehow manages to make it through unscathe ..
Movie Freak
2.5
It is intense and vital and edge of your seat exciting everything the rest of the film is not.
1.0
As a big fan of monster movies, I saw nothing but a mess of flaws and poorly constructed thrills.
7M Pictures
3.1
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it.
Film Freak Central
2.5
Showing no interest in staking new ground, Bruce Hunt is content to make his directing debut by aping scenes from better examples of the horror/thrill ..
Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
The pretty cast gets knocked off in order of attractiveness (the least cute bite it earlier on) and the monsters and action are shot in such a way as ..
E Online
3.1
This is instead, meaningless suspense.The ending of the movie clearly leaves room for a sequel, but I wouldnt start ordering my tickets now.
Three Movie Buffs
0.0
it isnt just tedious, it isnt just silly, no, it goes the distance until it actually becomes a personal affront to the sensibilities of everyone conce ..
Killer Movie Reviews
2.5
Maybe two and a half if the filmmakers really put in some extra effort.
Big Picture Big Sound
0.0
Exchanges between characters exist to barely describe the action and minor, overly simplistic and utterly ridiculous plot twists.
Waffle Movies
0.6
Most everyone in the audience, except those rendered unconscious by boredom, will see the big twist plot turn coming well in advance, although the qua ..
Chron
1.5
But what should have been the films main selling point instead turns out to be its biggest minus point the action sequences.
Future Movies
3.5
if you enjoy watching flying, bloodthirsty monsters chase people around dark places, youll get a kick from the film
Filmcritic.com
1.5
so so... delivers a couple of jolts before the dopey finale, which takes place in a steamy, flame filled cavern that looks alarmingly like Dantes Go G ..
James Sanford on Film
1.9
Just watch the last half hour of The Cave when it hits HBO or Cinemax. Thatll be all you need to see, and you wont have to waste eight bucks on it.
Aisle Seat
1.0
The Cave sunk to new depths its totally lacking in humor, imagination, personality, or any real entertainment value.
TheMovieChicks.com
1.5
The films creatures are quite derivative, while one of the most intriguing revelations pertaining to them is never convincingly exploited or properly ..
IGN Movies
1.5
Not once is it scary, suspenseful, or worth the brain cells youll lose trying to dumb yourself down to its level.
Juicy Cerebellum
2.5
Dread Central will be hosting a free screening of writer/director Boaz Yakins edge of your seat horror thriller Boarding School on August 21 at the fa ..
Dread Central
2.0
The two kings of last August, Morris Chestnut and Cole Hauser, return to the screen for another late summer turkey
Film Jerk
1.5
Join the Star Wars Resistance With This 1st Look Disney drops a peak at the new Star Wars TV show, Venom is poised to break a box office record, and y ..
Film Force Ign
2.5
Years ago, The Cave would have made an adequate bottom half of double bills. But at todays ticket prices, this is a wait for cable movie if there ever ..
Fantastic A Daily
3.0
Its all noise and motion that blurs the action to the point of incomprehensibility.
Reel Times: Reflections on ..
1.0
he monsters... are so derivative that they almost seem like old friends rather than a new threat.
1.9
The Cave is an over the top horror flick with one novel offering: Its shot amid a stunning network of subterranean caverns.
Seattle Times
1.3
Like many subpar efforts of this sort, the cutting in The Cave is so frantic you cant tell whats going on or whos getting chewed on.
Boston Herald
2.5
You will laugh at numerous unintended jokes including the baked in opportunity for a sequel.
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) ..
2.5
The setting provides some oomph to this horror tale of a stranded team of divers.
Lj World
2.0
SCI FI Channel is now Syfy, but you can still get access to all your favorite SCI FI Channel content right here.
Scifi
See Where to Watch
The Cave