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The Captive

R Released Dec 12, 2014 1h 52m Mystery & Thriller List
28% Tomatometer 54 Reviews 36% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Eight years after a child disappeared without a trace, detectives find disturbing clues that indicate that the girl is still alive.
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Wan and lugubrious, The Captive represents another atmospheric, beautifully filmed misfire from director Atom Egoyan.

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Stephen Romei The Australian Egoyan skilfully brings these story-lines together as the film builds to its disconcerting conclusion. Rated: 3/5 Dec 19, 2014 Full Review Tirdad Derakhshani Philadelphia Inquirer For all its problems, The Captive does try to hit the themes that have obsessed Egoyan for three decades: desire, death, memory, and time. Rated: 1.5/4 Dec 19, 2014 Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Becomes baroque and ludicrous as the Hitchcockian scenario loses its psychological bearings in a web of trashy plot twists and self-conscious jumps in time. Dec 18, 2014 Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Despite significant resources and a well-known cast, this accumulation of perversions, script whims, and ridiculous situations result in a monstrosity: cold, artificial, clumsy, manipulative, and, ultimately, hollow and banal. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 1/5 Jun 22, 2023 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse An interesting enough premise, but in an effort to differentiate itself from a score of similarly themed police procedurals, it makes a few wrong turns. Rated: 2/5 Feb 2, 2021 Full Review Roger Moore Movie Nation Ryan Reynolds, lots of snow, a pedophile ring and a botched Atom Egoyan thriller -- ONLY in Canada! Rated: 2/4 Jul 30, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This film is about a girl who gets abducted and is placed into a human trafficking ring and the lengths that her father and the police go to to get her back from her captors. Overall due to the non linear structure, Reynold's performance, and the emotional impact throughout, this movie is like a more indie version of the highly acclaimed Prisoners and despite the unsatisfying ending, an enjoyable experience that had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/10/24 Full Review Robson C Matthew para sua camionete numa loja de tortas à beira da estrada para comprar uma para sua filha, que está no banco de trás. Quando ele volta, ela havia desaparecido. Oito anos depois, novas pistas surgem sobre ela quando a polícia investiga uma rede de pedofilia. Atom Egoyan pega um tema difícil e consegue construir um bom suspense. Egoyan não monta seu filme linearmente. Passado e presente se sobrepõem, o que pode causar um pouco de confusão ao público. Já que o público sabe deste o início que a menina está viva, ao contrário dos personagens do filme, esta edição não linear serve para causar a mesma confusão. Ryan Reynolds sai-se muito bem no papel do pai, revoltado principalmente porque a polícia o considera um suspeito. Outro ponto interessante que podemos dividir o filme pela importância que os personagens recebem. Assim, pelo menos do início, o protagonismo é da polícia, principalmente da personagem de Rosario Dawson. Do meio para o fim, o papel de Reynolds assume o protagonismo. Kevin Durand está bem como o pedófilo sequestrador, mas acho que ele exagera nos maneirismos do seu personagem, transformando-no quase em uma caricatura, e não em alguém perigoso para uma criança ou adolescente. Mas tudo isso é embalado em um ar de suspense até o final do filme (apesar de que acho que a resolução seja um pouco apressada, depois de tudo que acontece). Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/01/24 Full Review Jerod S It's unfortunate the way this film was put together, because the angst of Reynolds and Enos losing their daughter and knowing that she was still somehow alive, was lost in the crafting. Durand was creepy and could've been used more. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/25/23 Full Review Mario C Two words: movie sucked. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/26/23 Full Review Jesse Ryan Reynolds performance was solid. However It could not save this lame and slow plot. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/30/23 Full Review Jon A There are only two things that make any sense in this movie: 1. Cops are completely worthless 2. It takes 8 years for cops to find a missing civilian and 3 days to find a missing cop. Otherwise it's just convoluted nonsense dabbling in multiple tired tropes. I wish I could sue the production company to get back my two hours. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/27/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Eight years after a child disappeared without a trace, detectives find disturbing clues that indicate that the girl is still alive.
Director
Atom Egoyan
Producer
Atom Egoyan, Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss, Stephen Traynor
Screenwriter
Atom Egoyan, David Fraser
Distributor
A24
Production Co
Ego Film Arts
Rating
R (Some Violence|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 12, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 27, 2015
Runtime
1h 52m
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