The Negotiator
THE NEGOTIATOR (15)
D: F. Gary Gray
Warner Bros./Regency/Mandeville (David Hoberman &
Arnon Milchan)
US 1998
138 mins
Thriller
W: James DeMonaco & Kevin Fox
DP: Russell Carpenter
Ed: Christian Wagner
Mus: Graeme Revell
Samuel L. Jackson (Lt. Danny Roman), Kevin Spacey (Lt.
Chris Sabian), David Morse (Cmmdr. Adam Beck), Ron Rifkin (Cmmdr. Grant Frost), John Spencer (Chief Al Travis), J.T. Walsh (Insp. Terence Niebaum)
A police negotiator, suspended from duty and facing
arrest after he is set up by his corrupt colleagues, turns the tables and takes hostages amongst his own unit in order to clear his name and a top dog negotiator is brought into the fold
to diffuse the situation.
A slick thriller, low on action but high on tension,
with good performances from both Samuel L. Jackson & Kevin Spacey.
A tad overlong at 138 minutes, but there's not a
single boring moment.
7/10
