Side-stepping the more explicit aspects of war, the biopic Megan Leavey focuses on the story of a woman who finds a higher calling, though not of a religious variety. A wild child from a broken Rockland County home, she ultimately finds the kind of camaraderie she’d been missing in her upbringing through a canine. Played masterfully by Kate Mara, Leavey is an aimless young woman who leaves a dead-end daycare job, deadbeat mom Jackie (Edie Falco), and life behind to join the Marines. Despite the discipline instilled, she still finds ways of returning to her old self, including one drunken night in which public urination lands her a reassignment to the K9 unit under the command of Gunny Martin (Common), the kind of tough love commander who tells it like it is while providing mentorship to those that ask.
After some time in the kennel, Leavey aspires to work...
After some time in the kennel, Leavey aspires to work...
- 5/10/2017
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Captive Trailer. Jerry Jameson‘s Captive (2015) movie trailer stars Kate Mara, David Oyelowo, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mimi Rogers, and Leonor Varela. Captive‘s plot synopsis: “In this fact-based thriller, a single mother struggling with drug addiction is randomly taken hostage in her own apartment by a man on the run from the law for breaking out of jail and murdering the judge assigned to his case.”
Captive poster
Captive movie poster
The fact that these events actually happened made aspects of this film even better. Its almost like a two act play between the two main character for a large portion of the film.
Captive also stars E. Roger Mitchell, Kevin J. O’Connor, Matt Lowe, Elle Graham, Johanna Jowett, Fred Galle, Scott Parks, Michael Harding, J. Karen Thomas, and Keya Hamilton.
Watch the Captive movie trailer and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. For more Captive photos,...
Captive poster
Captive movie poster
The fact that these events actually happened made aspects of this film even better. Its almost like a two act play between the two main character for a large portion of the film.
Captive also stars E. Roger Mitchell, Kevin J. O’Connor, Matt Lowe, Elle Graham, Johanna Jowett, Fred Galle, Scott Parks, Michael Harding, J. Karen Thomas, and Keya Hamilton.
Watch the Captive movie trailer and leave your thoughts on it below in the comments section. For more Captive photos,...
- 6/17/2015
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
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