Hostage (2005)

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When three delinquent teenagers follow a family home intending to steal their car, they get more then they bargained for. The trio finds themselves trapped in a multi-million dollar compound on the outskirts of town with no way to escape. Panicked, they take the family hostage, placing Talley in a situation that he never wanted to face again. He is forced to take on a role he abandoned where the stakes quickly evolve into a hostage situation far more volatile and terrifying than anything he could ever

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Hostage works in much the same way that Assault on Precinct 13 succeeds. Once the viewer has become immersed in the film's world, it no longer matters that real-world conventions are being flouted...Hostage works on its own terms, and, if you're willing to accept them, you'll enjoy spending these two hours with Bruce Willis. 

Hostage is predicated on an interesting concept, but it is quickly lost with the familiar, violence-heavy plot that typifies below average thrillers. 

--David Levine (FilmCritic.com)

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If you believe what the cinema has to tell us, that the best way to redeem yourself from the demons that bedevil you is to thrust yourself into a similar situation, then "Hostage" will confirm your faith. A-

--Harvey S. Karten

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More than sad, it's slightly sickening to consider the technology, talent and know-how squandered on "Hostage," a pile of blood-soaked toxic waste dumped onto the screen in an attempt to salvage Bruce Willis's fading career as an action hero.

--Stephen Holden (The New York Times)

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In scenes where a hero must outgun four or five armed opponents, however, "Hostage" does use the reliable action movie technique of cutting from one target to the next, so that we never see what the others are doing while the first ones are being shot. Waiting for their closeups, I suppose. 

--Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)

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The bloody "Hostage" works as long as you don't think too much about it.

--Ron Weiskind (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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Hostage fails to live up to its intriguing trailer. After an interesting first scene with hotshot LAPD negotiator Jeff Talley (Bruce Willis) blowing a hostage situation, the film degenerates into a predictable march of cardboard characters through a television thin plotline, enhanced by big budget window dressing. 

--John Nesbit

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Are you in the mood for a dark, intense, edge-of-your seat thriller? Then Hostage will most certainly entertain. If you're the type of moviegoer who only knows how to complain about clichés and coincidences then I'm sure you'll do the same here. I recommend loosening up and enjoying life a little. 

--Johnny Betts

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By piling coincidence upon coincidence, the picture, though quite slickly made, collapses under the weight of its accumulated cliches and improbabilities. C

--Frank Swietek

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If Hostage ultimately seems a little thin, it's because all the fireworks are in service of a story that's about as linear and straightforward as it gets. B

--Eugene Novikov (FilmBlather)

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If Bruce Willis is bored playing variations on a theme of "Die Hard,'' and he looks colossally bored here, he should try imagining how you will feel. 

--James Verniere

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Gritty, dark thriller that ultimately collapses under the weight of its twist-laden premise, despite strong performances from its cast and an impressively tense atmosphere. 

--Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)

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The film quickly collapses into incoherence with a barrage of bullets, Molotov cocktails and the arrival of a SWAT team. 

--Lou Lumenick (New York Post)

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This is just a terrific, tension filled action movie, the kind Willis does so well...Although the running time is 113 minutes, the tension never lets up. This is a terrific entertainment. 9/10

--Tony Medley

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Cast

Bruce Willis Pulp Fiction, The Sixth Sense, Twelve Monkeys Kevin Pollak The Usual Suspects, Casino, A Few Good Men Ben Foster X-Men: The Last Stand, The Punisher, 11:14 Jonathan Tucker The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Sleepers, The Virgin Suicides Marjean Holden Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, Thursday, Babylon 5: A Call to Arms Jimmy Bennett Poseidon, The Amityville Horror, Firewall Michelle Horn The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Loving Annabelle, Stuart Saves His Family [more]

"Hostage" serves up suspense worthy of a king's ransom.  --Jeff Farance You will find yourself gripping the armchair until knuckles whiten, but it's not all about explosives and gun battles.  --Lynda Lin (The Movie Insider) Hostage was a decent film. It's a movie to watch on a slow summer day where it's too hot to do anything except sit on your butt. However, this isn't a hot summer day (where I am, anyways) and this isn't a film that I felt was worth the cost of admission.  --Brian Oliver ...Hostage is not my cup of tea. This tea gives me a headache. It’s made from caffeine, testosterone, adrenaline, gasoline, and a lot of blood. It was effective in giving me a buzz, but it wasn’t a feeling I liked.  --Marty Mapes Are you in the mood for a dark, intense, edge-of-your seat thriller? Then Hostage will most certainly entertain. If you're the type of moviegoer who only knows how to complain about clichés and coincidences then I'm sure you'll do the same here. I recommend loosening up and enjoying life a little.  --Johnny Betts “Hostage” is a movie with some fine acting, and it starts out with a lot of promise, but suffers from a silly plot that gets sillier as it goes along. The plot's unbelievability also makes it somewhat unpredictable.  --Robert Roten