As Above, So Below

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	Perdita Weeks	Scarlett
	Ben Feldman	George
	Edwin Hodge	Benji
	François Civil	Papillon
	Marion Lambert	Souxie
	Ali Marhyar	Zed
	Cosme Castro	La Taupe
	Hamid Djavadan	Reza
	Théo Cholbi	Gloomy Teenager
	Emy Lévy	Tour Guide
	Roger Van Hool	Scarlett's Father
	Olivia Csiky Trnka	Strange Young Woman
	Hellyette Bess	Strange Old Woman
	Aryan Rahimian	Iranian Armed Guard
	Samuel Aouizerate	Danny
	Kaya Blocksage	Female Curator

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Director	John E. Dowdle
Writer	John E. Dowdle, Drew Dowdle
Producer	Patrick Aiello, John Bernard, Daniel Chuba, Jamie Dixon, Drew Dowdle, Alex Hedlund, Jon Jashni, Thomas Tull
Musician	Keefus Ciancia
Photography	Leo Hinstin

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My quick rating - 6,5/10. Not sure what @oklahoma ward and @nicole alonso did to me, but after #CRAWLorDIE it seems movies are all about caves, tunnels, and claustrophobia. Anyway, shameless plug aside, this movie is a very well done flick that keeps you wondering what is next. It take a little bit to get going, but after it does, it holds the audience quite well. The acting is as expected but I found the "interview" like scenes with Perdita Weeks as Scarlett doing a good job pulling you into the story. Yep, there is a story, even if it is far fetched. It is your hidden underground labyrinth with a hidden item (in this case a healing stone) that has been buried for centuries in the worlds largest tomb. The imagery of crawling around over bones and walking through corridors of skulls, etc. really brings out the atmosphere and makes the "found footage" take some validity for once and not using it as just a gimmick. The scares are there, subtly, but effective. After tons of "found footage" movies getting the idea completely wrong and just using the handi cam this way, finally another movie gets it right. Giving a feel of other movies such as Descent and the exceptional Crawl or Die with the horror and claustrophobic sense seems to be working as of late, and this is another that does it quite well. Definitely a good watch and such a cool ending to the whole story that drives you to "the only way out is to keep going down." After seeing the end, you will know what I mean. A great finish to a good entry into the genre. Enjoy.

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