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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 15 Mar 2019

Though Captive State has plenty of action, it’s not a blood-and-guts sci-fi thriller. It aims for a more cerebral, social-commentary approach…

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By Pat Brown (171) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 15 Mar 2019

The film might have better performed if it consisted of more than a smattering of good but relatively isolated ideas…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 15 Mar 2019

Captive State is a messy, incomplete affair…

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By A.a. Dowd (854) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 15 Mar 2019

It’s not unreasonable to expect something like excitement out of a story about freedom fighters plotting to take back the planet…

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By Michael Nordine (446) for IndieWire (3,631) on 15 Mar 2019

Embedded in all this is a would-be message about those who trade freedom for security, the human spirit, and so on and so forth, all of which…

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By Gary Goldstein (1,089) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 15 Mar 2019

In Captive State aliens have taken over the world (as they will), but it’s the viewers stuck watching this messy, lugubrious sci-fi thriller…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 15 Mar 2019

Appearances from aliens are sparse in co-writer/director Rupert Wyatt's movie. Thrills of almost any kind, on the other hand, are completely absent…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 15 Mar 2019

Captive State might have achieved some sort of screen satisfaction had the straight-forward-with-obvious-twist script not been hacked into…

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By Frank Scheck (1,741) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 15 Mar 2019

Visually murky, choppily edited and lacking both narrative clarity and well-defined characterizations, Captive State is a deeply frustrating…

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By Tropicaces (322) on 15 Mar 2019

It’s pretty bad…

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By Nobodyyouknow (26) on 15 Mar 2019

Excellent, tense sci-fi thriller. The best sci-fi, IMO, is allegorical as Captive State certainly is…

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By Ohnomrbill (25) on 15 Mar 2019

A brilliant movie! a whirlwind of scifi suggestion. turn off your mind and watch with instinct…

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By Rosie Knight (40) for IGN (1,013) on 14 Mar 2019

An atmospheric, affecting science fiction flick with big ideas, slick execution and a message that will stick with you…

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By Benjamin Lee (469) for The Guardian (2,969) on 14 Mar 2019

Captive State is imperfectly constructed, at times frustratingly so, but it’s trying, doggedly, to do something different and given the bland…

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By Jordan Raup (239) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 14 Mar 2019

The groundwork is laid for a rich playground of political intrigue and sci-fi thrills, but Captive State is continually hobbled by acting more…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 14 Mar 2019

While director Rupert Wyatt's film has a handful of things going for it -- alien invaders, bursts of action, sociopolitical subtext, a stern-faced…

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