On or about july 10, 2014 the film was in production status. The captive was released in 2014 on friday, december 12, 2014 in limited movie theaters. In niagara falls, ontario, homicide detective jeffrey cornwall interviews for a job with nicole dunlop in the internet child. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including exodus. The captive this ludicrous abduction thriller plays like an illadvised assembly of tropes and themes from atom egoyans highlights reel. Ryan reynolds and blake lively at an event for the captive 2014 mireille enos. The captive 2014 eight years after a child disappeared without a trace, detectives find disturbing clues that indicate that the girl is still alive. Moviechat forums the captive 2014 discussion glaring plot holes glaring plot holes posted 6 years ago by daz92 55 replies jump to latest.
Unfortunately, it loses steam and focus as it goes, so it turns into a moderately dissatisfying mess along the way. When matthew goes to a store to pick up some food, he leaves cassandra. Eight years after a child disappeared without a trace, detectives find disturbing clues that indicate that the girl is still alive. Atom egoyans dismal paedophile drama video film blog cannes diary. Paulina is raped on the way to the united states and is taken captive for a ransom that her family cannot pay. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. The theme which egoyan is mishandling is a very serious one. The film stars adam sandler, dan stevens, dustin hoffman and steve buscemi. Captives is a film directed by atom egoyan with ryan reynolds, scott speedman, mireille enos, rosario dawson, year. It won ten goya awards, including best film, best director, best original screenplay and best actor javier gutierrez. Flashback to eight years ago when 9yearold cass was abducted from her fathers truck and he goes straight to the authorities who immediately peg him as the prime suspect.
Eight years after the disappearance of cassandra, some disturbing incidents seem to indicate that shes still alive. The cobbler is a 2014 american magic realism comedydrama film directed by tom mccarthy and cowritten by mccarthy with paul sado. Hitchcockian scenario loses its psychological bearings in a web of trashy plot. Captive is a 2015 american crimedrama thriller film directed by jerry jameson and written by brian bird and reinhard denke, based on the nonfiction book unlikely angel by ashley smith. Sonic the hedgehog is a 2014 computeranimated film created by talix and is based on segas uberpopular sonic the hedgehog video game series. She elects to stay in the truck, but when he comes out a few minutes later, she has vanished. It was screened in the special presentations section at the 2014 toronto international film festival. Its a crippling incident, something that will terrify any parent or child, but most of the captive actually focuses on the aftermath. Paulina is raped on the way to the united states and is taken captive for a ransom that. While its impossible to tell whether goodman will be serving in a leading role for captive state, the casting at least suggests wyatts willingness to cast actors that he has. Cautiva is a 2003 argentinian film that concerns itself with what happened to the children of the people killed after the 1970s military coup. Its all surface, and it moves so slowly that its hard to tell where its going. Atom egoyan s film is a shiveringly tense abduction thriller. In the massive south island lies spring hills, a close knit village inhabited by hedgehogs, sonic, a young blue hedgehog, has a race with his childhood friend, monty.
Frontera is a 2014 american drama film directed by michael berry. Trying all at once to rid himself of suspicion in the eyes of police and ultimately find those responsible, the captive tells the story of a man whose only option is to plunge. The film stars ryan reynolds, scott speedman, rosario dawson, mireille enos, kevin durand, and alexia fast. Its eeriness creeps up on you and taps you on the shoulder, and when you spin around, its still behind you. Starring ryan reynolds, scott speedman, rosario dawson, mireille enos, kevin durand, alexia fast, peyton kennedy and bruce greenwood. His drama is about a couple living in niagara falls, ontario.
It was selected to compete for the palme dor in the main competition section at the 2014 cannes film festival. Considered an entry into the torture porn subgenre popularized by such film series as hostel and saw, the film centers on a young fashion model cuthbert who is abducted and is psychologically tortured by unknown assailants. Police, parents and cassandra herself, will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance. The captive, directed by atom egoyan the new york times. Matthew ryan reynolds and tina mireille enos live in niagara falls, ontario with their nineyearold daughter cassandra. Matthew steps briefly into a diner and comes out to find that his young daughter cassandra has vanished without a trace from the back of his truck. The captive, the latest from eclectic canadian auteur atom egoyan, took a royal beating at the french festival earlier this year mere weeks after the premiere of his critically reviled memphis three docudrama devils knot. Ryan reynolds as matthew lane scott speedman as jeffrey cornwall rosario dawson as nicole dunlop mireille enos as tina lane kevin durand as mika alexia fast as cassandra lane peyton kennedy as young cassandra bruce greenwood as vince brendan gall as teddy aaron poole as mike jason blicker as sam. Matthew ryan reynolds steps briefly into a diner and comes out to find that his young daughter cassandra has vanished without a trace from the back of his truck. The worst for me is the fact that the daughter leaves the clue about the trickgimmick, just so that reynolds goes to the ice rink, then tips off the abductor about the trophy so that coincidentally, reynolds would be there are exactly the same time as the boy was being filmed.
Even the films villain a grinning, mozartloving skeeve who. The captive 2014 trailers and clips eight years after a child disappeared without a trace, detectives find disturbing clues that indicate that the girl is still alive. Police and her parents will try to unravel the mystery of his disappearance. Wan and lugubrious, the captive represents another atmospheric, beautifully.
Atom egoyans film is a shiveringly tense abduction thriller. Dec 12, 2014 almost everything in the captive looks pale and exhausted, not just the flat interiors and the wan women at its center. It was selected to compete for the palme dor in the main competition section at. United states december 12, 2014 limited canada december 12, 2014. Praise was primarily directed towards its vision, direction, and performances, particularly evanss and swintons. Captivity is a 2007 psychological horror film directed by roland joffe, written by larry cohen and joseph tura, and starring elisha cuthbert and daniel gillies. The captive, formerly queen of the night and captives, is a 2014 canadian thriller film directed by atom egoyan with a script he cowrote with david fraser. Snowpiercer received critical acclaim, and appeared on many film critics top ten film lists of 2014 following its international release.
With the announcement of the cannes 2014 lineup comes a great deal of information on new films from talented filmmakers. Getting booed at cannes isnt always the disastrous omen it would appear to be. Frontera is a 2014 american drama film directed by. Initially planned for a limitedscreen showing in the united states, the critical response to. Matthew ryan reynolds and his young daughter, cassandra, are on their way home when he pulls over at a diner to pick up cass favorite pie. Captive state is a 2019 american science fiction crime thriller film directed by rupert wyatt and cowritten by wyatt and erica beeney. Cannes film festival teenager cassandra is locked up against her will unable to contact her family to let them know shes still alive.
John goodman joins rupert wyatts scifi film captive state. After an attempt to stop global warming via climate engineering catastrophically backfires, creating a new ice age in 2014, the remnants of humanity have taken to a circumnavigational train, the snowpiercer, run by recluse transportation magnate wilford. Glaring plot holes the captive 2014 discussion moviechat. The captive, formerly queen of the night and captives, is a 2014 canadian thriller film directed by atom. Prisoners 20, gone baby gone 2007, the treatment 2014, the tall man 2012, cries in the dark 2006. Watch the captive online stream full movie directv. Jan 10, 2017 new synopsis emerges for rupert wyatts next scifi effort captive state. Though the captive excavates their pain, it doesnt seem to know what to do with it, and whats unearthed feels unsurprising, even as the film moves toward a challenging second half.
Watch the captive starring ryan reynolds in this mysterycrime on directv. While its impossible to tell whether goodman will be serving in a leading role for captive state, the casting at least suggests wyatts willingness to cast actors that he has previously worked with. Didnt really feel that they tackled the issue of pedophile rings and the horror of what happens. The film stars john goodman, ashton sanders, jonathan majors, machine gun kelly, and vera farmiga, and follows a young man who participates in a conspiracy to rebel against an alien race that has invaded earth and forced strict martial law on all humans. For a while, the captive manages to deliver an intriguing twist on an abduction tale. The film was released on march, 2015, by image entertainment. Among those is atom egoyan, whose latest film the captive just got a first. With the help of a pair of ambitious detectives, a married couple goes on a tireless mission to find out the truth behind their daughters. Plot summary eight years after the horrific event, a man finds himself immersed in the complex web of unknowns that surround the mysterious disappearance of his daughter.