Synopsis
When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.
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Cast
- Bruce WillisJeff Talley
- Ben FosterMars Krupcheck
- Jonathan TuckerDennis Kelly
- Jimmy BennettTommy Smith
- Michelle HornJennifer Smith
- Marshall AllmanKevin Kelly
- Kevin PollakWalter Smith
- Rumer WillisAmanda Talley
- Robert KnepperWil Bechler
- Kim CoatesThe Watchman
Recommendations
- 75
Entertainment Weekly
My new theory is that Willis' own aesthetic soul is more old-world than he knows, and that he works best with directors who either are (Luc Besson) or might as well be (M. Night Shyamalan) European. - 75
ReelViews
Hostage has suspense and momentum. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
If Hostage looks a lot like a state-of-the-art French "policier" minus the pesky subtitles, the effect is purely intentional. - 70
L.A. Weekly
The movie isn't particularly tasteful or finely crafted -- but it grabs you by the jugular, and only during an overcooked climax does it finally relax its grip. - 63
Chicago Tribune
Good action movies live on style and excitement. But they also need credibility, and in Hostage, ALMOST a good genre piece, plausibility keeps getting slaughtered. - 63
Charlotte Observer
Willis, who'll turn 50 a week from Saturday, has this kind of hero down pat. He may never again get or demand the complicated dramatic roles I think he could handle, but he's well-cast. - 60
Empire
Right from the intriguing opening sequence, which hints at the bleakness which envelops the movie, Willis’ Talley is an interesting character. - 60
Variety
What sends this initially tense thriller over the precipice is a plot scheme that never knows when enough is enough.
