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Captive is a fact-based thriller with Kate Mara as Ashley Smith, a single mother struggling with drug addiction, who is randomly taken hostage in her own apartment by Brian Nichols (David Oyelowo), a man on the run from the law for breaking out of jail and murdering the judge assigned to his case.
Also starring Michael Kenneth Williams, Mimi Rogers, Leonor Varela, directed by Jerry Jameson, and written by Brian Bird and Reinhard Denke from a novel by Ashley Smith, and while Oyelowo is a superb actor, this looks like one of the most bog-standard, run of the mill thrillers I’ve ever clapped eyes on. The trailer even hints at a snorer of an ending, too, so it won’t ‘captive-ate’ (see what I did there?) your imagination.
Captive is released in the US on September 18th. There’s no UK date yet, but don’t hold your breath for one…
Check out the trailer below and click on the poster for the full-size version:
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