ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Cody One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

fraencu Warning: i don't speak English very well, so this review contains some English-errors.I think this movie is underrated. Yes, this movie want to be Saw 2.0 and it doesn't work, but the movie is still better than 2 of the Saw sequels ( Saw V and Saw VII ).The Positive: - The movie is short (81min), so the movie is never too boring. - The antagonist is smart enough. Well, he doesn't reach Jigsaw by far, but he still makes good traps. -The traps. They are also a bit Saw-Like, and they mostly work, they aren't much worser than some of the Saw-Traps - There are some little scary moments.The Negative: - The antagonist doesn't have any motivation. - The characters aren't explained very well. We know nearly nothing about their family, friendships, live story... - Sometimes, the characters are a bit dumb. -There are some plot lines who become forgotten during the movie.I didn't expect very much from the movie. "Captivity" isn't as well as Saw by far, but still entertaining. Don't expect too much, and you'll be satisfied6,5/10 Points out of 10

MattyGibbs The so called ' torture porn' genre isn't really my thing but if a film is well done, it's well done ie SAW and to a much lesser extent Hostel. Straight from the off however it was clear that this was film wasn't going to be falling anywhere near the well done bracket. The film boasts no back story, poor acting and a weak and feeble 'plot'. If you enjoy seeing people being tortured then I suppose there are a couple of scenes you may enjoy but for most part this is an incredibly repetitive and frankly boring film. A thoroughly nasty, worthless piece of film making put together by people relying solely on the hype of SAW to make a bit of cash. I see that this film was a box office flop and that tells you all you need to know about it.

Andy Steel A film with a very small cast that has a very claustrophobic feel to much of the action. I have seen it described as just another 'torture porn' movie, but I felt it had a little more depth to it than that. The trouble is, it tries to be a little too clever and as a result I found it ended up being a little bit too predictable. The filmmakers also failed to allow the audience to connect with the victim and as a result they cannot really sympathise with her situation. It's a shame because I quite liked Elisha Cuthbert's performance. Over all though, a little too predictable and without enough guile to hold the audience.SteelMonster's verdict: NOT RECOMMENDEDMy score: 4.7/10You can find an expanded version of this review on my blog: Thoughts of a SteelMonster.

sddavis63 The basic problem with "Captivity" is its lack of any really developed story or plot or purpose. For close to an hour and a half we simply watch as Jennifer Tree (a fashion model/actress played by Elisha Cuthbert) is held captive and sadistically tormented in a dungeon-like environment after being drugged and kidnapped at a charity event. Personally, I need more than that to make a film worthwhile. I need some sort of explanation as to why this is happening; some type of information about the kidnapper. There really wasn't very much about that. There's a twist partway through the movie about Gary - who's introduced as another captive being held in the dungeon with Jennifer - but the twist doesn't really come as a surprise. I was simply wondering how long it was going to be before the twist was revealed.To give credit where credit is due, Cuthbert did a very good job with the part. Dialogue was limited; what she had to do was act terrified, confused and desperate. That doesn't sound hard, but I've come across a lot of actors who need to portray the same sorts of emotions in similar situations and who haven't pulled it off anywhere near as well as Cuthbert did. So she manages to pull the experience of watching this up a couple of points. But while there's a lot of unpleasantness involved with this, in my opinion there wasn't very much substance to the movie. (4/10)