"The Descent" -- what a great title. This British horror-thriller recalls grueling, adrenaline-pumping classics like "Deliverance," "Jaws," "Alien" and "Dead

Neil Marshall's new film is more accomplished than - if rathersimilar to - his last.

Going in, you don't want to know too much about the pulverizing, nerve-frying shocks that Brit writer and director Neil Marshall is merciless about unleashing in The Descent.

Urban professionals go spelunking in an attempt to wipe away old horrors, only to find some new ones to call their own.