| Hostage Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 3/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Hostage" (Miramax Films)
It's often quite revealing when a star produces his own vanity vehicle -
the way Kevin Spacey did with "Beyond the Sea" and Tim Robbins' did with "Dead
Man Walking." But with this hostage...more |
| Hostage Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| HOSTAGE is a psychological crime drama told in an over-the-top but generally
enjoyable fashion by director Florent Emilio Siri, who likes his music and his
explosions loud and often. It stars that ever-present action hero, Bruce
Willis, who repeats the...more |
| Hostage Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: C) |
| Jeff Talley (Bruce Willis) thinks he's left his nightmarish career as a
hostage negotiator behind him to become police chief in a high income, low
crime California town, but when three teenage car jackers coveting an
Escalade break into a gated estate,...more |
| Hostage Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: C) |
| Burned out, ex-LAPD cop, Jeff Talley (Bruce Willis),
following a deadly standoff, quit his job as a hostage
negotiator and moved his family to the upscale,
crime-free burg of Bristo Camino in Ventura County.
Crime-free, that is, until three young thugs...more |
| Hostage Review |
| by Johnny Betts (Rating: 4.5/5) |
| Tense. Engrossing. Gripping from start to finish. All words to describe
a conversation with Johnny Betts. But they also adequately describe
Bruce Willis' latest movie Hostage. The movie could also be referred to
as Redemption because that's definitely...more |
| Hostage Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 5/10) |
| Shortly after my screening of Hostage, a representative of the film's
distributor came a-callin', hungry for quotes to use in an ad campaign. I
chewed on it for a second or two, and said, "I think I can honestly state
that Hostage is the best work Bruce...more |
| Hostage Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: A-) |
| Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten
Miramax Films
Grade: A-
Directed by: Florent Emilio Siri
Written by: Doug Richardson, novel by Robert Crais
Cast: Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Jonathan Tucker, Ben Foster,
Jimmy Bennett, Michelle Horn
Screened at: Review 1,...more |
