EBJ Overall: The movie is very well done and is definitely recommended.Good: It is a very, very tense movie with great performances all around. The villain is the house is insane, psychotic, creepy and just a plain weirdo but that fits so well. The actor who plays him did a phenomenal job.Bad: The people who kidnap his family's motivations seem pointless and worthless. The ending is awful and feels rushed. Numerous plot holes remain unfixed.Best Part: The scenes involving Mars after he finally snaps are creepy and very cool8/10

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.

bowmanblue If you're looking for an all out action (dare I say 'Die Hard?') type movie then 'Hostage' is not going to tick all the boxes you want it to. It's not what you'd call 'classic Bruce Willis,' i.e. him running around shooting one bad guy after the next (excluding the last quarter of an hour or so). Instead, you get a more 'muted' performance from the balding action man. However, that's not to say that he doesn't bring an air of A-list to what is technically a B-movie.Our Bruce is a burned-out hostage negotiator who has taken a job as a simple sheriff, but his easy life takes a wrong turn when a gang of thugs breaks into a mob boss' accountant's house, taking the hapless pen-pusher's children hostage while the very same mob kidnaps his wife and daughter. Therefore he must use his head (and his negotiating skills) as opposed to his gun to save both families.Like I say, it's not all out action on the scale of Die Hard, but, if you're a fan of Brucie then this is definitely one for your collection. Lately, Mr Willis has made some right duffers of movies and popped up as little more than extended cameos in others. Hostage is definitely not one of those. It is a very definite Bruce Willis affair. If you're looking for an out and out thriller that offers enough thrills and spills to keep you amused for nearly two hours, then this is the one for you.Watchable, enjoyable, possibly forgettable, but fun.

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.