In
Captives,
a young dentist named Rachel starts falling for a patient. A
complicated situation anyway, but made significantly more complicated
by the fact that she works in a prison. Nearly all his movements are
monitored, and anything between them puts her job on the line. And
that’s just the tip of the iceberg…
PC
plays Simon, Rachel’s ex-husband. They’d had a practice
together, until he had an affair and they split up (this is
presumably why she’s beginning her exciting new job at the start of
the movie.) Oh, and the hair is crazy.
He
does a fine job – the dynamic between he and Rachel is tense and
awkward – but there’s not much to it. Except for a voicemail,
he’s only in one scene.
On
a side note, this film features two other actors with Who
cred – Annette Badland (Blon Sitheen from series 1) and Colin
Salmon (Dr. Moon from the Library two-parter in series 4.) Further
proof that no British actor seems to be separated by more than two
degrees from any other.
Accent
Watch
A
slightly shaky RP – some of the R’s and OO’s sounded more than
a little Scottish.
Recommend?
In
General
– Maybe. It’s an interesting setup, and the central performances
are compelling, but it gets kind of Lifetime in the second half.
PC-wise
– For completists only. Like I said, cheating ex with limited
screentime; not much to write home about.
Warnings
Plenty
of sex and violence, along with some profanity and pretty tense
situations.
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