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 enlarge | Director: Florent Emilio Siri
Actors: Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Jimmy Bennett (iii), Michelle Horn, Ben Foster
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  135 reviews
Sales Rank: 229555
Format: Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5017239193156
ASIN: B0009PQX02
Theatrical Release Date: March 11, 2005
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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
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 Most underrated movie of the past four years January 3, 2009
I went and saw this movie in theaters because I saw Bruce Willis was in it, and it seemed good. I see my fair share of movies, and had never seen any preview for this film. I immediately LOVED it. I purchased it as soon as it came to DVD, and seeing it on Universal HD channel last night, and reminding me how good it really is, motivated me to come on here and write this review. I believe the downfall of this movie was insufficient marketing, but overall this is a well-acted, action-packed movie that takes place in one of my favorite parts of the country - mountainous southern California (which I believes add to the nostalgic attraction I have towards this movie).
Overall, very good film, severely underrated, and if anyone wants a good Bruce Willis flick with a twisty, interesting plot and an eerie soundtrack, see Hostage.
 An aight hostage drama that kept me entertained October 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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. Little do they know, the father is actually a crooked money launderer with bad guys on his tail. Unsure what to do, one of the kids shoots a cop, locks down the house, and Talley has to come to the rescue.
I'm a person who likes bad movies. I actually kind of revel in the trash that's out there. And that being said, I liked this movie. It was entertaining and action-packed. I stayed interested the entire way through, and actually wondered what would happen next. That being said, it's not great cinema. It's not fantastic. It's reminiscent of one of my favorite trashy movies, Fear with Marky Mark and Reese Witherspoon. If you like that movie, you can enjoy this one. Bruce Willis is his typical, surly cop self, and the supporting cast is aight. If you're in the mood for entertainment, pick this one up. If you want fantastic hostage drama...I don't really know what to tell you. Maybe try The Negotiator.
The fallen warrior scenario using a hostage negotiator October 14, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.
Rebecca Kyle, October 2008
 Good stuff September 22, 2008
This is a must see movie. 4 stars. Bruce Willis is great it. Do not believe you will be disappointed.
Brutal Hostage Drama September 7, 2008
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 in secret as the mob orders him to recover a CD with all the numbers that could take the mob down. Whew.
Just get this movie, prepare to be glued to your seat and riveted until the final denoument.
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