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Hostage (2005)
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Reviews Counted:152
Fresh:53
Rotten:99
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: Grisly and cliched, audiences may feel they're being held Hostage.
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong graphic violence, language and some drug use.
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Theatrical Release:Mar 11, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $34,617,915
Synopsis: This well-made thriller harkens back to the gritty crime films of the 1970s. Bruce Willis plays Jeff Talley, a traumatized ex-LAPD hostage negotiator whose new career as small town sheriff doesn't... This well-made thriller harkens back to the gritty crime films of the 1970s. Bruce Willis plays Jeff Talley, a traumatized ex-LAPD hostage negotiator whose new career as small town sheriff doesn't turn out to be as restful as he had hoped; a hostage situation breaks out on "low crime Tuesday" and he is thrown right back into the business he knows all too well. Some punk kids have shot a cop and are holed up in a local mansion inhabited by crooked accountant Walter Smith (Kevin Pollak), his two kids, and a lot of surveillance cameras. Walter's young son (Jimmy Bennett) escapes his bonds and reports to Talley from the air shafts via his sister's cell phone. The sister--a Goth teen played by Michelle Horn--draws the romantic attention of Mars (Ben Foster), the pot-addled sociopath in the gang, thus adding a unique twist to the damsel-in-distress factor. Meanwhile, amid the buzzing helicopters and mobilizing S.W.A.T. teams, another group of bad guys has kidnapped Talley's wife and daughter, in order to force him to retrieve a secret disc in Walter's study. Florent Siri's efficient direction keeps the action flowing in unexpected directions while allowing for plenty of interesting procedural details and sly bits of humor. The score is ominous and the performances are strong, with Foster memorably creepy and Willis excellent as the frightened hero. [More]
Starring: Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Jonathan Tucker, Serena Scott Thomas
Starring: Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Jonathan Tucker, Serena Scott Thomas, Ben Foster, Johnny Messner, Robert Armstrong, Tina Lifford, Marjean Holden, Kim Coates, Michelle Horn, Jimmy Bennett
Director: Florent Emilio Siri
Director: Florent Emilio Siri
Screenwriter: Doug Richardson
Producer: Arnold Rifkin, Mark Gordon, Bob Yari, Bruce Willis, Richard D. Zanuck
Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Studio: Miramax Films
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Jun 21, 2005
Reviews for Hostage
Mostly a nerve jangling thriller, but you know there's something not quite right about a movie when you're wondering more about why such a plush mansion on fire doesn't have a better sprinkler system.
It revels in a sort of operatic vulgarity. And once the story exhausts its over-the-top cheesiness, there are still a few loose ends to tie up, and so the film drags on.
Estamos ante una historia interesante, en la que los personajes dejan de ser las caricaturas habituales de siempre para convertirse en seres humanos reales.
Willis manages to be the best thing in the picture, and largely because of him I was willing to overlook the plot's ridiculous loopholes and exaggerations.
O tipo de filme que deveria ter sido estrelado por Steven Seagal ou Dolph Lundgren e lançado diretamente em vídeo e DVD.
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December 27, 2006:
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March 02, 2006:
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July 18, 2005:
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June 17, 2005:
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