Captive State
The film tells about the look of science fiction around a Chicago neighborhood a decade after occupying an extraterrestrial force. Things seem to be going at a different turn after that long period, as the film explores that life in Chicago on both sides of the conflict - collaborators and opponents. Perhaps more conflicts between collaborators and opponents will take place during the most difficult period.
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March 18, 2019
A cinematic Trojan horse, 'Captive State' promises to be an exciting thriller, but proves stodgy and dull.
March 18, 2019
It's a shame that its studio didn't more heavily market Captive State. Smart, layered, tense, well-executed sci-fi like this should be nurtured in movie theaters.
March 17, 2019
The first major surprise of 2019, Rupert Wyatt's sleeper is an uncommonly smart piece of science fiction that, like all great genre pieces, has a potent subtext.
March 18, 2019
The premise seems timely and provocative, but rarely does that translate to consistent suspense.
March 15, 2019
Unfortunately, character development is perfunctory and unsatisfactory. We're watching a bunch of pawns on a filmmaker's chessboard.
March 19, 2019
The interesting ideas and "trust no one" atmosphere, sadly, cannot save CAPTIVE STATE.
March 15, 2019
The central plot development...is galvanizing in theory but mostly just confusing in practice.
March 15, 2019
An unsatisfying potluck of quasi-relevant, frustration-inducing ideas.
March 18, 2019
It's noise without structure, movement without direction, plot without story.
March 15, 2019
Goodman, Dunn and Farmiga play even the more ridiculous elements straight, as if they're in a cop movie. The younger actors are all terrific as well.
March 15, 2019
It's really rather impressive, the extent to which Captive State sucks everything even potentially fun out of the alien-invasion genre.
March 16, 2019
Overall it's a mess, compounded by murky CGI and some unrealistic performances.
