Talia Lugacy's Descent is basically a mess with an occasionally impressive performance from personal favorite Rosario Dawson. The film is an attempt at taking a commonly tale of female revenge and legitimizing it by attempting to place it in a more real world situation. In the end though cheesy genre tropes find there way back in and force to the film to be more of a schlocky shocker.
My first and biggest problem with the film was its failed attempts at creating a style, it felt like a sad imitation of influences biggest to my eyes was Gus Van Sants Elephant. If I have to watch another 9 minute dark night club dance scene in the next year I'm going to vomit. I think this is the kind of film that every cinephile secretly fears making.
The films supposed dramatic punch is definitely shocking but has no real impact. The films final attempt at poignancy feels undeveloped and amateurish(it reminds me of the Magnificent Seven's holding on to The Seven Samurai's "the farmers have won we have lost").
The only redeeming feature of this film is Rosario Dawson's occasionally impressive performance. Its a very raw and bare persona to take on and she does it with a severe intensity but only in a few scenes across the whole film. To director Lugacy's credit she captures Dawson in some impressively long close ups that a bit gut-wrenching to watch(in a good way).
A good way to look at this film is to remember that stupid ass change is Peter Parkers personality in Spiderman-3. Comb his hair to the side and give him a black suit and he is soooo saddd, this film is the same thing but with college rape/revenge.
As a side note: If this lame fucking guy with his fratish mop cut can get Rosario Dawson to go on dates with him jesus christ who can't.
2/5
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