Captain (U/A)
08/Sep/2022 Fantasy, Thriller 2hrs 20mins

2.25

Neither Captivating Nor Commercially Viable!

Should have been at least a passable action thriller if the screen-writing and direction was interesting and matured respectively. Also, the terrible graphics is a huge let down.(more)

Source: Ashwin Ram, MovieCrow

2.00

An underwhelming, underwritten action movie

Even the creature - the one reason to checkout the film - is underwhelming. It looks like a cheap knock-off of the Predator in appearance, and does things that an unintelligent villain does, including not killing it's biggest threat - the hero - when it has the chance. The same can be said of the fi...(more)

Source: TOI, Times Of India

2.00

Arya's film is poor man's Predator

Captain sees Vetri and Keerthi get a breakthrough in finding the Minotaur�s head. While you expect the same creature, the director surprises you by showing a giant Octopus. Ummm, aren�t they different creatures? Captain is an underwritten film which needed much more substance and attention to detai...(more)

Source: Janani, India Today

2.25

An Unabashedly Over-The-Top B-Movie Providing Wholesome, Trashy Fun

The emotional beats don�t work and even the major action sequences involving these creatures don�t leave an impact because of how artificial they look. The final result is a mostly funny creature feature that is most enjoyable when you�re laughing at its ridiculousness.(more)

Source: Vishal Menon, Filmcompanion.in

2.00

Arya's low-budget monster film bites more than it can chew

There�s a huge fanbase for Asian creature films, but Captain doesn�t provide the thrill or invoke the disgust of such B-films. The visual effects were shockingly shoddy to make us fear the creatures. Also, they don�t go for the kill instantly, which removes a sense of immediate threat. Yet, one can ...(more)

Source: Kirubhakar Purushothaman , Indian Express

2.25

Arya flexes his muscles but cannot save this shoddy Predator-inspired monster flick

All the characters are underwritten. Aishwarya Lekshmi is wasted in a cameo. Even Simran, who plays a slightly bigger role, does little to keep us invested in the film. Just because the story is set in an army backdrop, the director attempts to throw in some token patriotic line in a scene that fee...(more)

Source: Praveen, The Hindu

2.50

Arya stars in a tiring monster movie

If you pay attention to the details, you can guess them both because you�ll have all the clues in your hand. What I don�t get is how Keerthi couldn�t see that. Shouldn�t scientists be sharp? She also fails on another account. She doesn�t know how a creature dies � or the method that can be used to k...(more)

Source: Karthik, Firstpost.com

2.25

SHAKTI SOUNDAR RAJAN'S UNDERWHELMING 'CAPTAIN' HAS ARYA FIGHTING TWO ENEMIES: ALIENS, AND BAD WRITING

The story is a mix of the usual creature-features, like Alien or Predator� but without the scares, the tightly held atmosphere, the A-level visual effects. The aliens look like a man in a rubber suit while standing and while crouching, they resemble rabid dogs. And the mother alien appears to be ano...(more)

Source: Baradwaj Rangan , galatta.com