![]() He’s the reason the situation escalates and the reason that the brothers Dennis and Kevin are in way over their heads. This must have been the first time I ever saw Ben Foster in a film and his portrayal of Mars is chilling at times. However, the core reason this film has always stuck with me is for one actor: Ben Foster. The film’s violence is one of the reasons this film has always stuck with me, as there are some sequences that are quite memorable. The initial home invasion and what happens from there is intense and violent. Still, this is a favourite because I’ve always found the hostage situation and home invasion aspects to be thrilling. That extra layer with Talley’s family being kidnapped just makes the film’s pacing feel uneven. His sister, Jennifer, is almost worse not that she’s super annoying, but her edgy, rebellious teenage daughter act grows tired rather quickly.Īt 113 minutes, I think this film would be better just taking out all the mafia aspects because I think it makes it bloated and complicated, and if this were just a straightforward home invasion, I think it would be better because that’s the aspect director Florent-Emilio Siri handles best. Tommy is annoying at times, but I think that’s to be expected for the situation these kids find themselves in. Michelle Horn and Jimmy Bennett in “Hostage” (Miramax, 2005). His fight for the family is kind-of sweet, and that mostly comes through in the form of dialogue with Tommy Smith (Jimmy Bennett), who is inside the house and manages to call Talley. ![]() It’s a fine set-up for who Talley is as a person. He was a big LAPD negotiator who then moves to a small town in California where he now works as the police chief. Like Jean-Claude Van Damme’s fireman in “ Sudden Death,” Talley is a hostage negotiator defined by someone he lost on the job, as Talley was not able talk down an unhinged man from killing his wife and son, which we see in frankly brutal detail in the opening scene. This all has to do with the Smith family patriarch, Walter (Kevin Pollak), but I won’t spoil further.īruce Willis plays the Talley character well. The reason for the kidnapping is because a group of criminals-the mob, but in the film that’s never said explicitly-need Talley to take charge of the situation so they can retrieve a DVD copy of “Heaven Can Wait” inside the house. They peel away in the ambulance, leaving Walter alive to go back to his family.The aspect of Talley’s family being kidnapped adds an interesting layer to the film but it makes the story feel convoluted. Talley finishes the work and rescues his family. Walter draws a gun Talley gave him and shoots one of the mob guys in the head. He lets Walter go and Walter tells the mob to shoot Talley. Talley's gunshot wound is stiched up and then he takes Walter to the mob meeting spot. Jennifer and Tommy are treated for smoke inhalation. The three escape the building just in time. He drops the Molotov and goes up in flames. He is about to throw the last Molotov at Jennifer, Tommy and Talley when he stares at Jennifer and realizes how much he loves her. Mars approaches and throws Molotovs everywhere as the house burns down. Talley draws his gun and finishes him off. Just as the agent is about to pick up the DVD, Mars appears and tosses a Molotov at him. Talley grabs the siblings and the DVD and just as they are about to escape, an FBI agent shoots Talley and demands the DVD. ![]() Talley and the FBI guys infiltrate the house, where Mars starts tossing Molotovs at them. Jennifer and Tommy manage to escape from Mars when she stabs him in the face. Mars tosses Kevin over a railing and then shoots Dennis.
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