Hostage (2005)

2.5 out of 4

Starring: Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Ben Foster, Michelle Horn, Jonathan Tucker, Marshall Allman, Jimmy Bennett, Serena Scott Thomas, Rumer Willis

Director: Florent Emilio Siri

Time: 113 mins

Viewed: in home theatre

LA hostage negotiator Willis moves to a small town after a failed hostage crisis, but finds himself in a dire situation when three troubled boys (Foster, Tucker, Allman) invade home of rich accountant Pollak and his son (Bennett) and daughter (Horn). Soon, others are also interested in the house and its contents, and will kill to get in. Thriller contains a few tense moments, but marred by poor story development and weak finale. Foster is suitably creepy. Willis's daughter is played by his real-life daughter, Rumer.

(c) Joe Wong (12 August 2005)