Storyline
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be brought in to handle the situation and secretly investigate the conspiracy.
Directors
Cast
Kevin Spacey, Nestor Serrano, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Giamatti, David Morse, Michael Shamus Wiles, David Michael Fordham, Carlos Gómez, Dean Norris, Tom Bower, Tim Kelleher, Gene Wolande, Michael Cudlitz, Leonard L. Thomas, Tony Mockus Jr., J.T. Walsh, Mary Page Keller, McNally Sagal, Doug Spinuzza, James Blackburn, Lauri Johnson, Ron Rifkin, Bruce Wright, Maureen Mendoza, Lily Nicksay, Bernard Hocke, Joey Perillo, Edwina Moore, Paul Guilfoyle, Rick Scarry, Bruce Beatty, John Spencer, Regina Taylor, Stephen Lee, Sabi Dorr, Rhonda Dotson, John Lordan, Jack Shearer, Donna Ponterotto, Mik Scriba, Kelsey Mulrooney, Brad Blaisdell, Robert David Hall, Mary Major, Jack Rooney, Rick Touhy
Trailer
Reviews
88
Chicago Sun-Times
A triumph of style over story, and of acting over characters.
83
Entertainment Weekly
The Negotiator, once it gets going (there's a rather lengthy prosaic setup), is a satisfyingly tense and booby-trapped thriller about the meeting of two relentless minds.
80
The A.V. Club
One of the best by-the-numbers thrillers you'll see this year, thanks to a hot-shot cast.
70
It's a measure of how pulsating and energetic a visual style director F. Gary Gray has, and how vividly actors Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey come across on screen, that this film is intensely watchable from minute to minute, even though a lot of what's happening doesn't stand up to a moment's scrutiny.
67
The Negotiator falls short of greatness by a country mile; it's too chatty for its own good sometimes. But it's still a solid shoot-'em-up.
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