Review of Captivity (2007) by Céline L — 27 Oct 2009

After a model stumbles out of a club, she awakens to find herself the prisoner of madman, but she finds a glimmer of hope when she discovers another prisoner in the room next to her.

This movie borrows quite a bit in from other horror flicks in style and story (Saw, Hostel, Scream, etc.) and even though it is incredibly well made, the story is formulaic and offers the viewer nothing that he/she hasn't already seen. The (small) cast all play their roles well, but given the limited scenario it takes place in, they really don't get a chance to stretch themselves. The climax is nothing special, and if you are a horror movie fan, you'll see it coming from a mile off. In conclusion, I'm not saying that this is a bad movie, it just blends in with a lot of other movies out there.