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Captivitiy
Posted on October 30, 2007
Filed Under Tom's Reviews
When it came to reviewing Hostel 2, i had so much to say, but coming to write a review of Captivity, the morning after, i am left wondering exactly what it was i ended up doing last night.
Three things spring to mind, exploding dog, acid shower and an eyeball smoothie. Co-incidally these three things all are gore. This is the best, and only gore in the film. Leaving me unsure as to whether anything else actually happened, or if the storyline was so weak I forgot it the second i went to sleep.
The plot left alot to be desired. Pretty model gets captured. Tortured. Then escapes by killing the killer and a few cops. There is a twist, as there always seems to be, however, it was un-original, definately predictable to fans of the genre…
Elisha Cuthbert features as the boring Jennifer Tree. As with every other role she has ever played she is that pretty-blonde model. Although the acting definately wouldn’t be considered her best, i can safely say fans of hers will be impressed with the inclusion of a sex scene and some gun action. Towards the end of the film her character did stray slightly outside the box, choosing to aim at a mans genitalia. Woo girl power! The spice girls are back!
There were some good points. The cinematography was striking especially at the beginning, although this seemed to fade and within ten minutes the film had reverted to looking like any other Hollywood horror. See the opening scene featuring a torture victim in a plaster-of-paris body cast. A fresh method of killing someone!
In all this what seemed to be quite an exciting different horror film quickly turned into the mainstream boredom. Every aspect of the film was stereotypical. The characters. The plot. The location. Everything that should be needed to make a horror film, it just didn’t work.
Far too mainstream
The girl meets door meets Resident Evil 5/10
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