At Senseless Cinema, we're well aware that there might be no other actor who can "do it all" like Cameron Mitchell, so today we will look at his science fiction action film Captive (1980), where he plays a despicable villain as well as any actor, living or dead.
Some of your universe's top critics have shockingly unfavorable views of Captive. For example, reviewer plan99 writes, "The worst acting is done by Cameron MItchell, and he had a lot of tough competition for this award. Special effects done badly on a Sinclair Spectrum and the "music" is just a variety of beeps also from a Sinclair Spectrum. Film making can't be any worse than this effort, watch it if you get the chance as it's awful to behold." Reviewer Curtis writes, "Captive is a very poorly constructed film. The direction is beyond bland, which is sort of amazing given that it has four listed directors." And reviewer Luke Thorne writes, "Overall, Captive is a terrible science-fiction film, due to the poor performances, direction, lacklustre script, slow pace and no tense atmosphere or character determination."
Read on for the truth about Captive (1980)...