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Held Reviews
Jill Awbry and Bart Johnson are fantastic as the unhappy couple and [The Directors] wring every drop of tension out of the premise.
All of the credit must be paid to Cluff and Lofing, who make the most of what they have at their disposal... But until they get better with actors, their films will, unfortunately, remain interesting coulda-beens.
Awbrey’s circumspect Emma [rides] out this gender slugging match to, if not a totally convincing feminist statement, then at least a confident calling card of a lead role.
... generates mild tension during its deliberately paced buildup, then following a big reveal, squanders its premise by settling for a lackluster payoff that leaves more questions than answers.
The idea itself isn't terrible, but Cluff, Lofing, and Awbrey have no idea how to execute it in any sort of way that is enlightening or satisfying.
The screenplay has social-commentary ambitions, but the directors can't shake the stench of bargain-bin imitation that clings to the whole thing.
The filmmakers of Held must think that viewers are as simple-minded as this movie's mystery plot. The acting is often stiff, the pacing is frequently lackluster, and it's not that hard to figure out who's behind the terror that's being inflicted.
A couple is held captive by a house and an ominous presence. Good premise but it all goes downhill with sloppy writing being the main problem.
This may sound satirical, but the mashup of Demon Seed and Saw is pretty humorless, even more so when it begins to add heavy-handed elements from The Stepford Wives and The Handmaid's Tale.
It's got some some obvious and pedantic ideas about gender roles and relationships, but it's got some twists and it kept me on my toes.
This trapped-in-a-house flick starts off well, with genuine suspense and strong characters, but it derails after a sudden turn, leaving its major theme disappointingly unexplored.
If you want to sit through a bad marriage movie, you can do so much better.
Awbrey and Johnson do good work here as the freaked-out couple, and Cluff is great in a clever cameo. Plus, I have a weak spot for intelligent double entendres in titles, and this is one of those.
This is an interesting take on sexual and social politics, on change, manipulation and integrity.
While I understand the anger that animates Awbrey's script, anger doesn't excuse its overall weak argumentation, not to mention its rampant plot holes.
Unfortunately, movies like Held live and die by The Twist, and one can guess pretty early where this one is going.
Given what it's about, "Held" could've cut much deeper. Instead, it barely breaks the surface.
The twist sells that idea in the end, but everything up to that point falls a little flat.
In a movie world that often feels bereft of ideas, their problem is they have a few too many.
The core idea of Held ... is anything but conventional. The movie's approach to that idea, though, is completely routine.