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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5017239193156
Format: NTSC
Number Of Discs: 1
Region Code: 2
Sales Rank: 223988
Theatrical Release Date: March 11, 2005
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
You get two hostage crises for the price of one in Hostage, an overwrought but otherwise involving thriller grounded by Bruce Willis's solid lead performance. Making a dramatic pit-stop on his way to Die Hard 4, Willis plays a traumatized former Los Angeles hostage negotiator, now working as a nearly-divorced police chief in sleepy Ventura County, California. Willis suddenly finds himself amidst two potentially deadly stand-offs when a trio of hapless teenagers seize hostages in the fortress-like home of an accountant (Kevin Pollack) whose connections to organized crime result in Willis struggling to rescue his estranged wife and daughter, who are being held hostage by faceless thugs at an undisclosed location. Having directed two of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell video games, director Florent Siri brings plenty of slick, competent filmmaking to Willis's desperate dilemma, and the film boasts a gritty, graphic style that draws attention away from implausible plot twists. The bothersome, over-the-top performances by the teenaged villains also slightly compromise this gloomy but emotionally gripping adaptation of Robert Crais's novel, named as one of Amazon.com's best books of 2001. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - An aight hostage drama that kept me entertained
In Hostage, Bruce Willis plays Jeff Talley, a former Los Angeles hostage negotiator who moves to the 'burbs after messing up on the job and letting a husband kill his wife and son. Talley is now the Chief of Police in a quieter, calmer neighborhood, and his main concern is saving his marriage and keeping his teenage daughter in line. That is, until a group of teens break into the home of a rich family and take the father and children hostage after a failed attempt to steal the family's Cadillac Escalade. ... Read More
Rating: - The fallen warrior scenario using a hostage negotiator
Jeff Talley (Willis) was once a top-flight hostage negotiator in LA. When a critical hostage negotiation fails, Talley takes the police chief position in Ventura, CA which endangers his marriage and puts strain on the relations with his kid.
Inevitably, another crisis erupts with stakes just as high and Talley has to make this one work. For a thriller, the plot was just a tad too predictable for this viewer. "Hostage" is enjoyable, but a must only if you are a serious Bruce Willis fan. ... Read More
Rating:  - Good stuff
This is a must see movie. 4 stars. Bruce Willis is great it. Do not believe you will be disappointed.
Rating: - Brutal Hostage Drama
Bruce Willis is great in this intense, hardcore action movie about a former L.A. S.W.A.T. and hostage negotiator caught up in a life and death drama, where two families lives' are at stake.
After a hostage situation went terribly wrong, Willis left L.A. to become police chief in a safe California town. But when three teenage deliquents, including one Joker Junior named Mars, take over a wealthy man's home - unbeknownst to them this man being a mob accountant - Willis' family is taken hostage ... Read More
Rating:  - Love this movie!
This movie is kind of like most other Bruce Willis movies but it's still entertaining, albeit gory at some times. I love this movie though because it is full of action. Bruce is, as always, spot on with his performance and it was neat to see his real daughter (Rumor) playing his daughter in the movie. If you like Bruce Willis and/or like action movies, I don't think you'd be disappointed in this one.
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