Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Trailer
Reviews
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
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.
Other Movies You Might Enjoy
Apr 27, Apr 2007The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)
Oct 26, Oct 2001Daddy and Them (2001)
Jun 26, Jun 2009New York (2009)
Mar 21, Mar 1986Cobra (1986)
Jun 25, Jun 1996Independence Day (1996)
Mar 15, Mar 2012Get the Gringo (2012)
May 12, May 2010Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010)
Dec 22, Dec 1995Waiting to Exhale (1995)