Review of Hostage (2005) by Rob Gonsalves for eFilmCritic.com — 23 Sep 2007

Reasonably competent and breathlessly paced.

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This review of Hostage (2005) was written by Rob Gonsalves and published by eFilmCritic.com on 23 Sep 2007.

Hostage has generally received positive reviews.

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