Film Review- Hostage

Jeff Talley (Bruce Willis), a former LAPD hostage negotiator, moved himself away from his career, when a hostage situation goes wrong and results in the death of the mother and child. Unable to handle another negotiating situation that could go wrong, Jeff Talley takes a job as the chief of police in low crime Bristo Camino, a small town in Ventura County.

But when three delinquent teenagers follow home a wealthy family home intending to just steal their car, they realize they picked the wrong house when they become trapped inside. The teens panic after a silent alarm is sounded, a hostage situation begins.

Talley who is celebrating low crime Monday sends an officer to the scene but Mars (Ben Foster)(one of the teenagers) shoots and kills her. Talley gets involved when he drives up to get the body of the officer but then takes himself off the case and hands command over to the Ventura county sheriff's department and leaves the scene.

Meanwhile a dvd with criminal information from the man inside the compound who is really an accountant for criminal families is hidden inside the house. When the interested parties learn that the Walter Smith (Kevin Pollak) house is underseige. They take matters into their own hands and take Talley's family hostage as well.

The movie is riveting with action. It had me glued to my seat in plenty of scenes but also had the audience in our theatre wondering what was going to happen next. It is very dark, gorey, and bloody.

There is a lot of graphic violence from people being shot to people being set on fire, etc. The star in this film is certainly Tommy Smith who knows the houses nooks and crannies. He has a secret call space where he commicates with Officer Talley.

The movie has strong language and graphic violence.

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