This new breed of video nasty keeps luring me back in- usually with uninspiring results but much in the manner I'd go back to the Nightmare on Elm Street or Friday 13th sequels here I am watching Captivity. Of course any film starring Elisha Cuthbert is going to have some degree of appeal, Captivity, though, doesn't go much further.
It's relatively slick yet it lacks finesse. Scenes are chopped up into what are essentially segments-affecting the flow. The pace is consistent which makes these little torture 'bites' more bearable. For long periods the motive is held back and frankly when the 'killers' identity is revealed one would be forgiven for wishing he had stayed in the shadows.
Ultimately Captivity is as interesting as most of these torture horror films and while it isn't awful there is certainly room for improvement.
It's relatively slick yet it lacks finesse. Scenes are chopped up into what are essentially segments-affecting the flow. The pace is consistent which makes these little torture 'bites' more bearable. For long periods the motive is held back and frankly when the 'killers' identity is revealed one would be forgiven for wishing he had stayed in the shadows.
Ultimately Captivity is as interesting as most of these torture horror films and while it isn't awful there is certainly room for improvement.