Sanctum 3D

Movie: Sanctum 3D

Cast:    Richard Roxburgh      (Frank)

            Rhys Wakefield          (Josh)

            Ioan Gruffudd             (Carl)

            Alice Parkinson           (Victoria)

Genre: Suspense/thriller

Synopsis: Frank is a world-renowned cave explorer.  His latest project is the largest cave system known.  It is locate on a South Pacific Island.  The project is financed by a billionaire – Carl.  Carl is part of the exploration team.  Frank’s son – who seems to hate him – is also part of the team.  Frank and several members of the team are deep into the cave system in a part that can only be reached with scuba gear when While deep in the cave system, a monsoon hits.  The subsequent flood seals off the section of the cave with Frank and several members of the team.  Their only recourse is to try and find and find where the flooding waters are exiting the cavern system.

My two cents: After getting off to kind of a slow start, this movie really provided some great action and suspense.  Getting trapped in a cave has always been high on my list of things to avoid.  This movie sure validated that high ranking.  As if being trapped with only battery-fed lights is not bad enough – these people had to contend with repeated underwater swims with a limited supply of air in the tanks.  My only real beef was with a character, Victoria, who was supposed to be a seasoned mountain climber.  She had no wet suit.  When someone dies while wearing a wet suit, Victoria opts to deal with the cold water rather than wear something taken from a dead person.  Does a mountain climber not understand hypothermia?

The 3D effects were better than average.

Bottom line: A thriller that actually delivers the thrills with a good dose of suspense thrown in.

Definitely worth seeing.

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