Review of Hostage (2005) by Stephen S — 26 Feb 2011

Great, but of course not the best Bruce Willis action film out there (that would be Die Hard lol). Still, an interesting take on the usual Willis cop flick. What really creeps me out (and takes away from the movie in general) is just how creepy Ben Foster's character (Mars) is.

That guy is annoyingly freaky...should have taken him out of the movie, because it would have definitely been better without him. On a side note, it's interesting to see part of the Prison Break cast here, with Marshall Allman (LJ) and Robert Knepper (T-Bag) both playing significant roles in this film.

Also, I have to say, I really like the theatrical score (it's a great mix of whimsical and foreboding at the same time, I have no idea how they pull this off, but they do), and the Sin City-esque opening/ending sequences are really cool.

The ending is nice, especially the awesome, though limited sequences involving the FBI Hostage Rescue Commandos, but the last few minutes seem really rushed. I would have liked to see more background in general of the film--they sort of just throw you into it without much information, plus no logical reason why things happen, and most of this isn't explained well along the way.