Elisha Cuthbert,
Daniel Gillies,
Pruitt Taylor Vince,
Michael Harney,
Laz Alonso
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Vatel director Roland Joffé teams with screenwriters Larry Cohen and Joseph Tura to adapt an original story by Cohen concerning a fashion model (Elisha Cuthbert) and her chauffeur, who are kidnapped a... read more
Directed by: Roland Joffé
Release Date: July 13, 2007
Keywords:
horror,
torture,
horror movie,
elisha cuthbert,
torture porn,
torture scenes,
Video Hosting ,
Elisha Cuthbert ,
Roland Joffe ,
Daniel Gillies
DVD Release Date: October 30, 2007
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December 9, 2011A good but fairly routine bit of kidnap and torture horror. Nothing we haven't really seen before so there's no surprises here. Yeah there's the odd grisly moment and a somewhat guilty satisfaction seeing the arrogant, stuck-up model being made to squirm... all part of her moral... read more
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March 22, 2011Elisha Cuthbert stars as Jennifer Tree a super model who has her face plastered all over the billboards for all to see.well one night while at a nightclub her drink is spiked,she wakes in a basement cell where she is physically and psychologically tortured by a hooded captor
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February 21, 2011An okay horror-thriller film, but it catches on to the 'torture porn'. There is some blood and some nasty gore but nothing like Hostel or even Touristas.
It was nice to see Elisha Cuthbert doing something different, plays the lead, and she looks phenomenal. She's a... read more -
August 19, 2009Way over the top in a ?Saw-like? type of way, but enjoyable all the same. Expensive contraptions and a pretty predictable outcome, but one that?s much worthier a watch to a lot of teen slasher movies, this one is based on the torture theme.
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September 6, 2008Maybe not captivating but this film is far better than many critics and reviewers would have you believe! Especially those who rave on about Hostel and its great "twist"? Pretty sure there have been similar films, stories like that around for ages. As for the twist there isn't on... read more
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December 6, 2007You know how there are movies you can like right up until the ending? This movie is kind of the opposite: I actually did like it once I got past the first 20 minutes or so. It should be noted that there is no real script to speak of, and most of the pleasure comes from the kind o... read more
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November 8, 2007A deep psychological study in murder and female suppression, showcasing an Oscar-worthy performance by Elisha Cuthbert. What starts as a 30 minute snuff film turns into a cat-and-mouse chase thriller that will have you guessing what happens next. And the twist ending comes out ... read more
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October 30, 2007I liked the movie for what it is, a movie to pass the time on a rainy afternoon.
Unfortunately, the story is not that great. And with an avalanche of similar themed movies recently, this one really needed to shine to stick its head out above the rest. Don't expect too much of it... read more
Critic Reviews
July 18, 2007
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
July 16, 2007
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
It's not scary because not one second is believable. Full Review
July 16, 2007
Tony Wong, Toronto Star
The real horror here is how anyone, especially a two-time Oscar nominated director, could be this hard up for work. Full Review
July 14, 2007
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rarely have I found myself so uncomfortable viewing anything over such an extended period of time. There's nothing redeemable here. It's not tense or scary; it's just demented. Full Review
July 14, 2007
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Captivity the movie has been thoroughly eclipsed by Captivity the marketing.
July 14, 2007
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
No acting, no pulse-pounding suspense, no humor or vicarious visceral thrills. There's a story, here, and not on the screen. It's about what happened to a once-fine filmmaker that brought him this low. Full Review
July 14, 2007
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
When, in the last few minutes, Cuthbert finally slipped her bonds and began looking for her tormentors, I knew exactly how she felt. Full Review
July 14, 2007
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
It's a Saw rip-off with less smarts. (Take a moment, please, to allow that sentence to sink in.) Full Review
July 13, 2007
Jason Anderson, Globe and Mail
The controversy may have piqued the curiosity of horror fans but the film is undeserving of any further attention, managing to be both nastily unpleasant and laughably ludicrous. Full Review
July 13, 2007
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
A spirit-sapping exercise in female degradation fantasy. Full Review
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