The Captive

Release Date: 25 August

2013 | 18 | 82 minutes | £ 15.99 ( DVD)

How long could you last in isolation? In The Captive ( also known as Armistice or, amusingly, Warhouse), Royal Marine Budd wakes to find himself trapped inside an ordinary looking home. He has food and drink, a nice bath, books – oh, and a savage Orc- like monster that comes to attack him every day. Day after endless day, the same routine. Understandably he starts to go a bit crackers...

There’s an echo of the “Child’s Play” episode of Hammer House Of Mystery And Suspense, but whereas that had an entertainingly mad resolution, this has a predictable cop- out. Joseph Morgan gives good controlled mania as Budd and there’s some interestingly weird imagery, but the glacial pacing, dodgy monster and flat finale mean that this well- intentioned curio fails to grip.

Extras: A trailer. Will Salmon