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- 50VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonDestined 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.
- 50TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxQuite possibly the final word on a much-maligned genre.
- 40EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanTorture junkies should remember it’s only four months to Saw IV -- so you can afford to avoid Captivity.
- 30Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallChicago ReaderAndrea GronvallIt's not scary because not one second is believable.
- A terrible rehash of better torture genre exploitation, with none of the charm.
- 25New York PostNew York PostCaptivity is torture porn without the sex. Cuthbert squirms, screams, weeps and pleads for her life with great conviction. Slick, sick sleaze.
- 25Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrA wan, derivative entry in the torture-porn cycle.
- 20The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe 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.
- It's the movie business equivalent of encountering someone you once knew begging for money on the street.
- 0ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliIf there is another challenger for worst entry of 2007, I don't want to see it.