Metacritic Movie Ratings
Captivity Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 70

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  Roland Joff creates a visually interesting and aurally unsettling vibe, and the story from B-movie maestro Larry Cohen keeps it simple.

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• 50

  out of 100

  VarietyJoe Leydon

  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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• 42

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  Roland Joff brings an artful video-grunge look, and not much else, to this "Saw" clone.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis

  The movie has been thoroughly eclipsed by "Captivity" the marketing.

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• 20

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  It's the movie business equivalent of encountering someone you once knew begging for money on the street.

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• 20

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck

  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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