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Captive State

2019, action, adventure, horror, science fiction, suspense

110 minutes

Nearly a decade after occupation by an extraterrestrial force, the lives of a Chicago neighborhood on both sides of the conflict are explored. In a working-class Chicago neighborhood occupied by an alien force for nine years, increased surveillance and...

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6.7

2019-03-15

In the end, Captive State is not the bombastic-yet-heady science fiction spectacle Wyatt set out to make. But it is dense with plotting and incident and intrigue. A fan of the genre may find themselves immersed enough in the world to ignore its numerous shortcomings. Read more

6.0

2019-03-15

The look is a bit murky, the 1984-style occupations a tad convenient and the lack of one single point of view character limits audience investment in character, and therefore, in the outcome. But the aliens look pretty cool, John Goodman offers a twisty, melancholy performance that’s worth seeing, and there’s rarely a bad time to be reminded of the power of resistance. Read more

4.0

2019-03-15

Captive State makes an admirable attempt to buck genre conventions, but the resulting film is a muddled and otherwise incoherent sci-fi allegory. Read more

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8.0

2020-08-31

Wyatt levert met Captive State een zeer aangename sciencefictionthriller af zonder bombast. De film is vakkundig geregisseerd en bevat uitstekend werk van onder meer cinematograaf Alex Disenhof en componist Rob Simonsen. Read more

6.0

2019-03-14

Captive State is vergelijkbaar met Kin, maar legt wel een sterker plot voor de dag. Blijven zitten tot het einde is dus de boodschap, ondanks het feit dat de film best wat te lang aanvoelt... Read more

5.0

2020-09-14

Captive State probeert het uitgekauwde recept van een buitenaardse invasie een originele draai te geven, maar wacht te lang met het op gang brengen van het verhaal. Read more

4.0

2019-07-06

Boeiend kan je de film niet echt noemen. Misschien omdat je zolang in het duister tast dat je het allemaal nogal lijdzaam aankijkt. Read more

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