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Captivity (2007)

Director: Roland Joffé

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From Time Out New York

A serious question for wanna-be torturers: If the game plan is to stalk a model, drug her, drag her down to a basement and make her drink icky blood and stuff, why choose the ultraboring Elisha Cuthbert? Her directors on 24 couldn’t get her to do anything compelling, so what makes you think you’ll be any different? That’s just bad strategy, dreamer. Choose someone who actually screams, not whines. Captivity’s exploitative posters promised much more, but this rank-and-file entry in the new brutality (directed by an obviously disinterested Roland Joffé) is just a snooze.

Author: Joshua Rothkopf 2007-07-17 00:25:52

Time Out New York Issue 125: July 19–25, 2007

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  • bruce said...
    Posted on Jul 21 2008 17:39 Dreadful film, inconsistent and unconvincing, why would you put a bed and a chair up against a door when being chased, when the door opens the other way, it just does'nt make sense, ha oh dear!
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  • Anne said...
    Posted on Nov 07 2007 18:26 One of the worst films i have ever seen! I have literally just turned it off.. terrible acting, terrible story, terrible film. Do not bother unless absolutely desperate.
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  • Dave said...
    Posted on Nov 03 2007 23:12 The worst movie I have ever seen. Not scary at all, had no point or message, and had an easily predictable twist and well it just never really achieved horror.
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  • hammer said...
    Posted on Jul 13 2007 03:55 Horrible! Boring, Unimpressive.
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  • jake said...
    Posted on Jul 11 2007 00:12 If you want to see a good nail biter -- go see VACANCY -- just pure suspense without all the gore -- it comes out on dvd in august.
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  • rick said...
    Posted on Jul 01 2007 18:29 Total crap do not waste your time watching this drivle!
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Cast & crew

Director: Roland Joffé

Cast: Elisha Cuthbert, Daniel Gillies, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Michael Harney, Laz Alonzo, Rebekah Ryan full cast

Genre(s): Thrillers

Rated: R

Duration: 85 mins


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