“Wildcat” (** out of four) was an overly mellow and mild melodrama about a feisty reporter (Georgina Campbell) who is stationed in the Middle East who is taken captive and confronted with the traumas of her past and has to find a way to outsmart the militants who have captured her and find a way to mentally and psychologically survive. Intriguing subject matter is given less-than-compelling treatment and never shifts into high gear; Campbell does what she can with a thin role and all other characters and performances are one-note at best. For a much more fervent and passionate look at the same story, watch Jim Sheridan’s “In The Name Of The Father” instead.

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