Reading the description of Hostage (2005) you might think that Bruce Willis was starting a new Die Hard franchise due some contractual differences with a studio...it sounds so similar. But despite that, Hostage is really a bit different...enough so to make it interesting and not the same ol' stuff.
When we first see Willis' character, Jeff Tally, he is long haired and bearded and working as a hostage negotiator in L.A. But the scene he is working goes terribly wrong. Flash forward one year and he is clean shaven...of face and pate, and now chief of police of a small town in Ventura County...a very boring job. But about to get more interesting.
Among the population of his city, is a very rich man, with two kids and a magnificent house in the hills. Played by Kevin Pollack, it is clear from the beginning that he does not make his money by any legitimate means, and he attracts the attention (or his daughter does) of some local ne'er do wells.
These guys break into the estate to steal the Escalade, but of course it escalates, and soon...yes...we have a hostage situation. What is Jeff Tally's area of expertise? Uh huh, you remember. There are some interesting twists and turns, it is not quite as straight forward as it sounds. And Willis shows some pretty intense emotion in the movie, with tears and fright that seem genuine.
Overall the movie is certainly not groundbreaking. But it gives enough, and is different enough from Die Hard to make for an entertaining experience.
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