Captivity is the kind of film that gives torture porn a bad name. It's disturbing in the most unpleasant ways possible outside of Abu Ghraib or battlefield snuff films.

[Joffe] brings an artful video-grunge look, and not much else, to this Saw clone.

A poseur Grand Guignol, artistically indefensible and rank without purpose.

Critics have definitely been known to rescind their negative reviews upon reassessment, but in this case, they were right the first time around.