Synopsis
The only way out is down.
When a team of explorers ventures into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.
2014 Directed by John Erick Dowdle
When a team of explorers ventures into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.
Beau Borders Joe Barnett Darren Sunny Warkentin Gary Marullo Tim Walston Karen Vassar Triest Kelly Oxford
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Turns out the real philosopher's stone was the friends we made along the way.
Don't you just hate it when a film sets up its story really well, only to devolve into random nonsense? What starts off as a rather compelling adventure, in the derring-doing spirit of Lara Croft and Indiana Jones, loses credibility along the way, seemingly making things up as it goes.
Boasting such an abundant wealth of history, mythology and attention-grabbing exposition, there's a lot of interesting directions that could have been taken here. Not least when set in a location as creepy as the infamous Paris catacombs. But alas, somewhere in the creative process, the screenwriters chose...poorly.
An entertaining piece of urban spelunking nonetheless though. Consistently above boredom. Ever below excellence.