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Hostage (2005)

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Movie Info


Genre

Action

Release Date

January 21, 2005

MPAA Rating

R

Duration

113 min.

Production Budget

$52 millions

Studio

Miramax Films

Official Site

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REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

Cast and Crew


Director

Florent Siri

Producer

Mark Gordon, Arnold Rifkin, Bruce Willis, Bob Yari

Screenwriter

Doug Richardson

Starring

Movie Story


Devastated by a hostage situation which resulted in the deaths of a young mother and her child, LAPD negotiator Jeff Talley (Bruce Willis) exits Los Angeles for a low-profile job as chief of police in the low-crime town of Bristo Camino in Ventura County. When three delinquent teenagers follow a family home intending to steal their car, they inadvertently pick the wrong house on the wrong day. The trio find themselves trapped in a multi-million dollar compound on the outskirts of town owned by an accountant. Panicked, the teenagers take the family hostage, placing Talley in exactly the kind of situation he never wanted to face again. Soon after, Talley readily hands authority of the hostage situation over to the Ventura County Sheriffs Department and leaves the scene.

After it becomes clear that the Sheriff Department cannot handle the crisis, Talley is forced to resume the command he had abandoned where the stakes quickly evolve into a hostage situation far more volatile and terrifying than anything he could ever imagine.

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LOVED IT! FANTASTIC ACTING!

posted by rdog on Oct 15, 2009
 
 

MOVIE REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..so simultaneously idiotic and amusing..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
“..It?s a waste..”
by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak]
“..one of the best of 2005..”
by Julian Boyance [Movie-Vault]