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Dec 12, 2014 · The Captive may appear to bite off a little more than it can chew but it's one of the most satisfyingly baroque thrillers of the year, and thanks to a perfectly judged performance by Ryan Reynolds, it's quietly heartbreaking, too.
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- Devil's Knot
28% Tomatometer 54 Reviews 36% Audience Score 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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- Atom Egoyan
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- Ryan Reynolds
The Captive's two best qualities are its snowy setting and Ryan Reynolds' lead performance. Otherwise, the film is an overlong and jumbled thriller, whose gimmicky structure fails to hide how far- fetched and formulaic the thriller component is once linear.
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Diego Batlle Otroscines.com. Despite significant resources and a well-known cast, this accumulation of perversions, script whims, and ridiculous...
The Captive has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 28% based on 54 reviews, with an average score of 4.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Wan and lugubrious, The Captive represents another atmospheric, beautifully filmed misfire from director Atom Egoyan."
Movie review of The Captive (2014) by The Critical Movie Critics | Thriller with Ryan Reynolds as a father searching for his abducted daughter.
Dec 12, 2014 · Sets in a small snowy Canadian town where a ten year old girl was mysteriously disappeared and so the film focused on the life of her parents who are eager to see her even after 8 years past. The cops and parents, hopelessly look for any clue of her being alive.
