Captivity (2007)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Roland Joffé

Writers (WGA):

Larry Cohen (screenplay) and
Joseph Tura (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

13 July 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

When You Think The Worst Has Happened....Think Worse

Plot:

A man and a woman awaken to find themselves captured in a cellar. As their kidnapper drives them psychologically mad, the truth about their horrific abduction is revealed.

Plot Keywords:

Torture | Model | Escape | New York | Captive

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Elisha Cuthbert	...	Jennifer Tree
Daniel Gillies	...	Gary Dexter
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Ben Dexter
Michael Harney	...	Det. Bettiger
Laz Alonso	...	Det. Ray Di Santos
Maggie Damon	...	Detective Susan Luden
Chrysta Olsen	...	Mary D'Abro
Carl Paoli	...	Victim #1
Trent Broin	...	Victim #2

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, torture, pervasive terror, grisly images, language and some sexual material.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA | Russia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R | Ireland:18 | UK:18 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Australia:MA | Italy:VM14 | France:-16 | Hong Kong:III | South Korea:18 | Portugal:M/18 | Taiwan:R-12 (original rating) | Malaysia:(Banned) | Japan:R-18 | Finland:K-15 | Norway:18 | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (DVD rating) | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | Peru:18

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Company:

Captivity Productions

Trivia:

A great part of the film was filmed in Russia, where nearly all the crew spoke only Russian. Elisha Cuthbert says that only a handful of the cast were there from America, and formed a tight-knit group since they spoke no Russian

Goofs:

Continuity: In the acid shower torture scene, the clothes of Jennifer Tree are changing twice. In the 8th close-up she's wearing all of a sudden a different dress (the dress from the teeth pulling scene). After that it's changing back to the original dress.

Quotes:

Gary: You belong to me.
Jennifer Tree: Yea.
Gary: Show me.

Movie Connections:

References "Dexter" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Death Trap

Lower your expectations and have a good time.

I had pretty low expectations for this, so when it turned out to be not that bad (almost, dare i say, pretty... good?) I left the theater extremely enthusiastic. It delivers, believe it or not, a complete, if not well-rounded story. Here it is, in a sentence: Jennifer Tree is a beautiful young fashion model getting things she doesn't deserve and deciding she needs to get the hell out. Elisha Cuthbert plays the lead, and she looks phenomenal. Even while she is being held captive, her "damsel in distress" act makes great cinema. Always nice to see a girl that's been passed off as a dumb blond get up and kick some ass. I know there are people that feel otherwise about this movie but hey- I liked it! So there!