Captive

1998
4.5| 1h34m| en
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Joe Goodies has just entered an advertising agency after recovering from the death of his girlfriend in a car accident. Ruined by the compensation he has to pay for the accident, he decides, with his new girlfriend, to kidnap the son of the president of the agency and ask for a bailout.

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Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.
casablancavic Some very bad actions done in some very bad situations.Was nobody thinking about this? Not wearing gloves, not using something to distort a voice, not using code. not feeding the kid and keeping him warm, leaving too many trails, doing a business deal in an airport where massive security and cameras are...so so so many bad decisions...you can't even feel bad for anybody getting arrested poor planning in every level no wonder the company was going downhill...the people that work there are idiots - and they were the best that the company could get? they deserve to lose their jobs for being stupid
mphall31 This was quite an ok film with a reasonable amount of suspense. The plot was pretty predictable though and the main character played by Richard Greico did get played for a bit of a sucker by his girlfriend. In the end you were left feeling sorry for him rather than hating him for what he and his girlfriend did.
rsoonsa Because of pressing financial need, a man and woman, newly-minted lovers, decide to commit the crime of kidnapping for ransom. A nicely crafted script marked by attention to detail bring about a rewarding drama of suspense. By any yardstick, Matt Dorff's directorial debut shows a good deal of promise as he uses his players well. Richard Grieco and Marie-Josee Croze, the leads, are given ambiguity in their roles by scriptor Mark Perry to guarantee that audience interest is maintained. The supporting cast give generally good performances. Cinematographer Georges Archambault ensures that the Canadian settings are of visual interest and lighted to match the varying moods. The subject is not a new one, but the business surrounding an apparent first attempt at crime are of abiding focus. One caveat: avoid reading the video box liner notes; as is too often the case, the scribbler was operating with a handicap of insensitivity or imbelicity, or both, and gives away too much of a fragile plot. However, even with this constraint, the viewer will be able to apply sensibility to an underrated work.