Great Film: Hostage
Challenging the clichés
I just saw Hostage today at an advanced screening and I liked it! It
seems to have all the elements of the Bruce Willis action movie, so one
might think it cannot surprise anymore. Then again, you rarely see a
bad Bruce Willis movie. It has the opening failure of the perfect cop,
and the almost "post traumatic stress" side to the character who then
moves into a smaller town, but carries his burden along with him.
But this time, Bruce Willis doesn't seem all that perfect, he is
scared, his voice is shaking in several situations and even cries. He
still saves the day, but he's a lot more... human. And the guy is
pretty good at this, too.
Then there are the really powerful scenes that shake your soul! Young
actor Ben Foster is involved in many of them and does a terrific
(literally and figuratively speaking) job! There are also some
unexpected resolutions and some even less expected symbolic shots.
Bottom line is, Hostage is a good pick not only for the action/thriller
fan, but also for any movie goer.
Cast
- Jeff Talley played by Bruce Willis
- The Watchman played by Kim Coates
- Walter Smith played by Kevin Pollak
- Tommy Smith played by Jimmy Bennett
- Jennifer Smith played by Michelle Horn
- Mars Krupcheck played by Ben Foster
- Dennis Kelly played by Jonathan Tucker
