Captivity

Far from as harsh as the advertising campaign suggested. On the contrary - at times surprisingly gentle and friendly towards the main character. Joffé, in his old age, rests and makes films for pleasure (I don't want to know what this gentleman does in private) and borrowed Elisha as a toy. She has the most thankless role in recent years. To play a blonde locked in a room, screaming hysterically and uttering incomprehensible wisdom. The storyline in isolation is the lesser evil, despite the incredibly predictable basic twist that ruins all the strong moments of the last few tens of minutes. The second storyline with the detectives eventually proves to be a dead end, where everything becomes clear to everyone at first glance and where I can't help but laugh at the nonsensical dialogues. The saving grace is the final half hour, where there is tension, scares, and everything I hoped for. Due to many (really many) logical blunders, absurdities, and mistakes, I can only give it two stars. Without Miss Cuthbert, it would probably be even lower, but with her, I would gladly watch a three-hour adaptation of the theory of developmental psychology. (27/07/2007)