Hostage - A thriller that does the job

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.

7/10 if I woke up on Groundhog Day and had to watch this again, I could live with that