The Last Descent

I stumbled upon this little gem of a movie while home sick one night, and loved it!! The scenes while they're crawling through the cave had my hands so sweaty, and I was getting so anxious I almost turned it off. But once I got past my anxiety, I hung around for what turned out to be a very good movie. And the ending -- as I said, I was home sick, and bawling like a baby isn't conducive to a stuffy head!! After the movie, I went to bed, and proceded to google stories on the tragedy, for hours!! There's some great articles & videos out there! Anyway, see this movie!

I still cannot believe John Jones died that way. This movie is quite realistic showing what John went through during those 27 hours that he was stuck in the cave, including his hallucinations and conversations that he had with the rescuers and his wife. I cried so much and felt this story very deeply. My condolences to all John’s siblings, parents and Emily. If it hurted me, I cannot even imagine how much it did hurt them. Highly recommend watching this movie.

Could have been so much more. The memories and dreams scenes that basically fill up half the time of the movie could have easily been overlooked but since there are only 5 minutes of cave action before John gets stuck, you are only left with thoughts and could have been. You had more minutes of screen time on Gatorade .... And the conclusion being, his wife could not love another man but she got remarried ... Just watch a youtube video and save yourself some time ... Had to skip most of the cringe scenes and I'm still mad about losing so much time on a virtually nothing movie Sorry for the harsh comments

Unfortunately, the director and budget took a wild but true story and made it painfully cheesy. Just read any factual news article about the incident and spare yourself the cringe.

I did speleolog( cave investigation) in late 90s. I was feeling anxiety while watching this movie,very realistic and true horror. Highly recommended!

Muito angustiante e claustrofóbico, não consigo mensurar a! dor de Jhon Jones, toda angústia e expectativa vivida pela família, tão triste, tão intenso e tão real... Uma linda homenagem, principalmente os heróis que tentaram salvar John, a culpa do irmão, ao menos sabemos que a esposa encontrou alento no nova amor e a família de John eu seus filhos...

At the same time, sad and heartwarming. This is a wonderful tribute to John Jones, his family, and the people who worked to free him. This movie truly rises above what we're used to seeing.

I'm only giving this film two stars instead of one because the true story is actually very interesting. Unfortunately, though, The Last Descent did an absolutely horrible job telling it. So many things in this film made no sense at all. Why was his future son aging backwards? Why was he dressed like Tiny Tim? Why did they talk about possibly getting John out by breaking his legs but then never revisited the idea? Why did it keep showing his wife in a wheat field like she was posing for engagement photos? So many questions that I imagine only have even stranger answers. A lot of people will live this movie because, let's face it, a lot of people wouldn't know good cinema if it bit them on the leg. However, if you appreciate a well done movie, this one isn't for you.

The Last Descent is somewhat heavy handed and has a scrappy feel, but it overcomes its production shortcomings with genuine care for its story and characters. While I'm generally uninterested in watching someone slowly die, the movie has a sense of tragedy that makes you feel for a man who understands his fate and the sadness of the people he will leave behind.

The 'meeting' his baby boy scene was a little strange, but other than that I though it was an excellent movie. I only give 5 stars to movies I would be willing to watch again, and this one definitely is.