WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

DVDExotica I recently decided to burn my way through all the remaining Larry Cohen films I never saw (Cellular was more fun than I was expecting), and finally landed on this one. And holy crap, it's directed by the director of The Killing Fields!? I should've checked this out years ago.Well, through the whole first hour, I kept saying to myself, there's no way Cohen wrote this. It's such a disaster, with ridiculous character motivations and plot points. But admittedly, some of his touch was there... Cutting to the characters of the cops investigating the case from our lead characters who are stuck in it feels a lot like his last couple films, Cellular and Phone Booth. And when you finally get to the plot twists for the third act - don't worry, I won't spoil them - it finally starts to feel genuinely clever and interesting. And like a Larry Cohen film.But you've got to be prepared to slog through the first hour. I guess this is meant to be a Saw-inspired film, where the trap-like room Elisha Cuthbert is stuck in is super high-tech and practically omnipotent. Everything is so contrived and utterly unconvincing; and the lead character (how she's written... not really Cuthbert's fault) is utterly unlikable and uninteresting. The whole first two acts are like an hour long slog you have to sit through to get to the end. And no, it won't make sense or pay off if you just skip to the last thirty minutes.But don't let me oversell the final act. It doesn't suddenly turn into Shakespeare; it's no must-see hidden gem. But that point's when it turns into a genuinely entertaining, engaging little film. You suddenly care about what happens to the characters, which is a surprising shift from what you've been experience so far. It's still pretty silly, but by comparison, it's great.If that doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement, it's not. I'd advise most people who find their way to this review to skip over this film and never look back. But for the curious, if you're a fan of one or more of the filmmakers involved like me, then there's enough here to not feel like you've wasted your time watching it. And that's more than I can say for a lot of movies.

fraencu Warning: i don't speak English very well, so this review contains some English-errors.I think this movie is underrated. Yes, this movie want to be Saw 2.0 and it doesn't work, but the movie is still better than 2 of the Saw sequels ( Saw V and Saw VII ).The Positive: - The movie is short (81min), so the movie is never too boring. - The antagonist is smart enough. Well, he doesn't reach Jigsaw by far, but he still makes good traps. -The traps. They are also a bit Saw-Like, and they mostly work, they aren't much worser than some of the Saw-Traps - There are some little scary moments.The Negative: - The antagonist doesn't have any motivation. - The characters aren't explained very well. We know nearly nothing about their family, friendships, live story... - Sometimes, the characters are a bit dumb. -There are some plot lines who become forgotten during the movie.I didn't expect very much from the movie. "Captivity" isn't as well as Saw by far, but still entertaining. Don't expect too much, and you'll be satisfied6,5/10 Points out of 10

davidsmama69 I honestly don't know why this movie isn't rated higher than it is. I made the mistake of reading reviews before watching, so I went in with very low expectations of a Saw-type ripoff. It REALLY isn't. The only similar plot point is people sometimes facing events considered torture. It isn't, however, the "main attraction" whereas that is exactly what people want & expect of the Saw series. This movie actually has a plot, and several twists that I never saw coming. Some bigger than others. If you don't enjoy movies similar to Saw (i want to stress...only SIMILAR) then you may not like the movie. Some people just aren't in to it. Otherwise, if you give it a chance and don't nit pick over every tiny detail, its a great movie to watch. It definitely deserves a higher rating.

nejilover This is almost the second worst thing I have ever seen, if not for Iron Man 2 hogging that spot with its horror. 1. The movie is incredibly misleading. I was led to believe it was going to be a second-rate Saw but unlike Jigsaw, these killers seemed to have no purpose at all. 2. At first, they keep showing her videos of herself and how she is attention seeking and she continues to apologize to her tormentors for it, so you're led to believe the tormentor's issue is with a woman leading men on or seeking glory based on appearance. 3. However, it turns out the only reason she was chosen is because she looks their their child molesting mother. 4. To make things even more disgusting, one of the guys even likes her. He likes a woman who looks like his child molesting mother who used to touch him. How sweet... and disgusting. 5. They never even tell her why she was there at all. Did they feel like they were getting back at their mom by killing her? Did they just want to kill someone? It doesn't feel like a tormented soul is doing any of it. Rather, when you meet the tormentors, they both seem pretty normal. I have a feeling something was shown in the binder with her story in it that might have explained why she was there, something about redemption, but that scene was shown so fast for that to have been the case. 6. The woman in this movie is also incredibly dumb and cliché. Seriously? She waits in the house where a man was just trying to kill her just because another man she thought was a captive, told her to. 7. She never considered how he conveniently knew where everything was in the house and where to go. 8. When she is forced to decide between herself and the dog, should have been an obvious decision. Kill yourself! It would have saved her any further torture. 9. A man is tormenting you to death and you're going to have sex? Honestly, I feel like Michael Bay is the one who writes every scene in slasher films and zombie flicks where there is a huge, massive problem and all the dumb women in the movie can think about is having sex with the guy who helped them once. Honestly, real women don't do that. 10. All I will give her props for, is shooting him in the nuts. The movie had pretty decent gore too.