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4.1 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 59 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 59
  3. Negative: 31 out of 59

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  1. KeithJ
    Nov 3, 2007
    5
    I think the movie has a lot of material to mine, most of which it doesn't mine. The negative professional reviews are people piling on due to complaints it promotes violence against women. The movie does not suck the way they claim, it's political. That said, I think the movie pulls too many punches. It goes to the limit but it doesn't cross the limit ... and at the end, it pulls back even from that. It's as if they lost their nerve halfway through. There is a deep vein of darkness and fear inside us that this movie could have mined, but instead, it just took a core sample.… Expand
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  2. TurnerS.
    Jul 13, 2007
    7
    The movie was more than I expected. It really had on feeling glad that it's just a movie, and not real...way to go!!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. RichardF.
    Jul 16, 2007
    1
    This movies goes for pure shock value and fails on all levels. A must miss.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. JaredC.
    Aug 12, 2007
    10
    Very good movie. Way unexpected.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  5. [Anonymous]
    Jul 11, 2007
    10
    Wow! I was not expecting this film to offer so much. It was powerful, interesting, suspenseful, and brilliant. Better than Saw ! I honestly think that this horror flop should not be missed by horror fans. There is plenty of realistic and awesomely perfect gore.
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  6. KevinJ.
    Jul 12, 2007
    9
    The most shocking thing about this movie is that it's good.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. stevev.
    Jul 12, 2007
    0
    This movie sucks. Anything that can make Saw look good has to be immensely shite.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
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Metascore
24 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 17 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 12 out of 17
  1. Empire
    Reviewed by: Kim Newman
    40
    Torture junkies should remember it's only four months to Saw IV -- so you can afford to avoid Captivity.
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    20
    The end result doesn't even satisfy on its own sleazy terms. Not only does it lack the satirical nihilism of the "Hostel" films or the admittedly clever torture machinations of the "Saw" series, it doesn't even provide its target young male audience with the requisite nudity.
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    50
    Destined to be better remembered for its grisly billboard imagery than for its relatively tame torture-porn tropes, Captivity is a thoroughly nasty piece of work that nonetheless earns credit for generating modest suspense after a predictable but effective plot twist around the 50-minute mark.
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