joanassrodrigues The only pertinent question about the film wasn't even answered. I mean, what about the dog??? Was it really her dog? Was the second one an illusion? What's up with that? Other than that, the film was trash, the sort of trash that gets wet and smelly and you gotta take it out of the house asap cuz you can't stand the smell anymore. I need to detox my mind after this. My friend says she's seen worse, but Saw is better.

Leofwine_draca Another offensive and derivative story of capture and torture, clearly heavily indebted to the likes of the SAW franchise. CAPTIVITY is a near-plot less affair that tells the story of a model who finds herself at the mercy of a faceless abductor who proceeds to dish out all manner of humiliation to those in his power.So far, so bland, and indeed CAPTIVITY appears to be nothing more than a quick cash-in on more successful movies. Certainly, as a work of art, it's near-worthless; each scene that plays out is so familiar, the scares so overly signposted, that watching it is an utter bore. I'm glad that the 'torture porn' sub-genre appears to have died a quick death lately, because I'm not sure how many more of these bone-headed exercises in pain I could sit through.The biggest surprise is that Larry Cohen wrote this crap – this being the guy who crafted the expert little thriller PHONE BOOTH, a film which pretty much showed you how to make a good thriller in a single location. It's no surprise that tampering went on with the script during the production, jettisoning the crime aspects in favour of more blood and depravity. A second surprise is the choice of director, none other than Roland Joffe who once turned out worthy Hollywood fare like the Patrick Swayze flick CITY OF JOY. God knows what he's doing tarnishing his reputation with this trash.The acting is routine, with Elisha Cuthbert going through every emotion without ever, not for an instant, managing to elicit a moment of sympathy for her character's plight. The talents of Pruitt Taylor Vince are wasted in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it part, and the whole ending seems to hinge on a supposed 'twist' that will be obvious for most viewers, I imagine, about a third of the way in.

mobilehead Seeing someone's head being smashed with a hammer at the beginning of this movie I was really hoping to see some brutal and full of blood scenes. Unfortunately or fortunately (depends who is reading) there was barely a little of them. Tortures are rather psychological than physical and basically this is what this movie is about. All I can tell is that this movie was not like any other movie about kidnapped people. For the first time the captured victim wasn't crying, shouting and screaming. She was calm and even had sex when being closed in a cell with stranger. A bit naive, I think.I recommend this movie to all fans of "Saw", in particular the first installments but don't expect too much blood. Fans of Elisha should be also satisfied. In overall the movie is mediocre. You can watch it if you have nothing better to do at the moment. If you have expectations, you will be disappointed.

Vomitron_G It took a little effort and willingness from my end to like "Captivity", but about halfway through the movie I dropped everything I might have had against it, and flew with it. It's a "Saw"-clone for sure, but what the hell, it's an okay watch in the end. Lots of implausible things going on in this film. And a predictable twist in the middle part (which I somehow just knew was going to happen; I tried desperately to forget about it even, but I just couldn't). And the ending did almost ruin the viewing experience for me (that "six months later" epilogue!). But I'm willing to let all that slide, because after all it's not like I didn't have fun with most of the film. Good gross make-up effects, nice interior sets, decent cinematography (and a totally unnecessary sex-scene, haha!). It could have been worse. And after all, there have already been made much worse films in the torture horror genre. Expect more of the same, but done halfway decent this time.