Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

debdshaw60 Not only is the source material, a book of the same name by Robert Crais, the movie is edge of your seat brilliant from the first minute to the last. FANTASTIC performances by the entire cast. Brilliant cinematography. I think the creepiest bad guy on film in the character of Mars, played by Ben Foster. He haunts my nightmares!There are some standard plot elements but they are so brilliantly fit together with twists and turns you don't even notice on the first viewing. I saw this first on the big screen where it's really massively effective, particularly in the close up sequences. But it translates very well to the small screen.Enjoy the film, read the book. Both are brilliant and the book will flesh out the film. Robert Crais is a genius!

Leofwine_draca This modern take on the hostage genre is nowhere near as good as THE NEGOTIATOR, but it's still pretty decent, thanks to Bruce Willis being in the title role. Willis ditched his two-dimensional, wise-guy persona a long time ago, and his acting here is excellent; he brings life and manner to the clichéd role of the world-weary cop, and you really feel he has a heart in this film.The plot is well thought out, and there are lots of twists and surprising turns before the end, to keep you entertained. The script is tight and realistic and I loved the film's dark, moody camera-work. The acting is generally sound; the three young criminals are very good indeed, as are the family who are taken hostage.The only place the film really lets you down is the fiery climax, which looks good but seems a bit hollow; I could have done without the cheesy chase scene in the air duct system, which belongs in a horror film, not here. Otherwise, though, HOSTAGE is a good, clean thriller, and dark and gritty enough to be worth a watch.

rockywaters A good story if you can get past the ridiculous affirmative action casting, racial role reversals, and typical Christian bashing. Possible Spoiler Alert:The story takes place in a wealthy white area. However, the police captain is a black woman. The bad guy home invaders are white. They shoot a black woman police officer. The opening scene shows a white man holding his family hostage. He then recites from the bible, saying his Christian God wants him to send his family to heaven, then murders his wife and son. Too bad Jewish Hollywood is allowed to put this mind poison in almost every movie. When was the last time you saw a movie with a Jew quoting Jewish scripture before slaughtering his family? When have you seen a child molesting Rabbi in a movie? How many Catholic priests are portrayed that way?

Ben Larson If you haven't seen Hostage, a 2005 film staring Bruce Willis, you have to watch. Man I had to go to the bathroom, but could not leave my seat! I could not miss a moment of this film no matter how painful it was to stay.This film had all the action and excitement of Die Hard and Willis was fantastic as a hostage negotiator that was trying to - well I won't tell you because that it part of the excitement that makes this movie what it is. Just look for it on cable and enjoy, but please go to the bathroom before it starts. You'll thank me later.