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The Captive
The film tells the story of a 9-year-old girl named Cassandra who suddenly disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Perhaps her father may be Matthew becoming the main suspect but after 8 years, a series of incidents occurred confirming that Cassandra was still alive. Police and her father, Matthew, continue to reveal the bizarre case.
23 October 1976, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
9 May 1979, New York City, New York, USA
14 December 1981, Aurora, Ontario, Canada
1 September 1975, London, England, UK
April 20, 2015
Egoyan trusts his talent to play with mystery, but also relies on the public to gradually put together a puzzle made of family drama and the suspense of a thriller. [full review in Spanish]
December 10, 2014
Surely an Oscar-nominated filmmaker like Atom Egoyan ("The Sweet Hereafter") can do better than this nasty and unconvincing thriller.
December 11, 2014
The infuriatingly vague and downright strange story banishes the haunting delicacy of mood that Mr. Egoyan has conjured so successfully in the past.
April 24, 2015
In a sea of superhero movies, romantic comedies and horror, The Captive, is a good choice for those looking to go a little beyond simple entertainment. [full review in Spanish]
April 10, 2016
The Captive revels in its own nastiness and makes for a highly unpleasant watch.
May 05, 2016
An efficient film with good elements but not enough to surprise anybody. [Full review in Spanish]
December 18, 2014
Becomes baroque and ludicrous as the Hitchcockian scenario loses its psychological bearings in a web of trashy plot twists and self-conscious jumps in time.
January 14, 2016
The end result is an effort that falls right in line with Egoyan's passable yet disappointing run of recent films...
December 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.
December 11, 2014
The structural gamesmanship is just a smokescreen, a way to obfuscate the pulp nature of what is, ultimately, little more than a glorified, low-aiming potboiler.
December 19, 2014
For all its problems, The Captive does try to hit the themes that have obsessed Egoyan for three decades: desire, death, memory, and time.
June 06, 2016
Aggressively stupid when it's not downright illogical, it is hard to imagine a film less deserving for a competition slot at this year's Cannes than The Captive, a subpar Law & Order episode at best.