Captivity
User Score
4.2 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 63 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 63
  3. Negative: 32 out of 63

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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
  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!!!
  3. RichardF.
    Jul 16, 2007
    1
    This movies goes for pure shock value and fails on all levels. A must miss.
  4. JaredC.
    Aug 12, 2007
    10
    Very good movie. Way unexpected.
  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.
  6. KevinJ.
    Jul 12, 2007
    9
    The most shocking thing about this movie is that it's good.
  7. stevev.
    Jul 12, 2007
    0
    This movie sucks. Anything that can make Saw look good has to be immensely shite.
  8. Andys_Reviews
    Sep 8, 2012
    5
    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
  9. Tss5078
    Feb 22, 2013
    6
    Saw meets Hostel in this entertaining, but painfully predictable film. Elisha Cuthbert is the difference between Captivity and the dozens of lame horror movies produced every year. Don't get me wrong, Captivity is full of gore and has a ridiculously stupid storyline, but it's not that bad, and Cuthbert is the reason. The veteran actress, best known as Kim Bauer and The Girl Next Door, is very methodical with every move she makes and that really manages to keep your attention. The maze of traps, moving walls, and pitfalls were also really cool, but outside of that and Cuthbert, Captivity is your typical gore fest, with zero character development, and a chilling story that really doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I liked it for the little things, but overall, there's nothing special here, just another lame horror movie, that happened to land the right star.… Collapse
  10. L34D
    Mar 5, 2013
    2
    I dont like this movie. Its quiet boring with a standart twist in the middle of the film. And iam disappointed that there is not much gore or splatter. I wanted a movie that is a torture porn movie and not a teenager movie. Saw and hostel by far better that this.

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Metascore
24 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - 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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