The Negotiator

While I did see this one in the theater 10 years ago, I recently added it to my library of films. This is a teriffic suspense-thriller, in which a hostage negoiator is framed for a crime he did not commit and... Full review

if you want action well come and get it by watching the negotiator!!!! it has its funny parts but its straight up action dog. no negotiation, SEE THIS MOVIE!!!... Full review

An honest cop is an easy target, right? Well, this is what the trailer of "The Negotiator" states, but it also states a lot of more things; some which it shouldn't state. So my first recommendation is: don't watch the... Full review

Another outstanding performance by both Samuel Janckson and Kevin Spacey. You once start believing that this movie is going to be dull because there really (besides Samuel Jackson holding hostages) are not any twists or plot points. But soon you find... Full review

I loved this movie. After it was over, my joints hurt from the suspense. Great ending, great acting esp by Samuel L. Jackson...I believed everything he did/said. The only flaw I noticed was that he could yell out the windows from... Full review

I know very little about the movie industry, directing, producing and the like but I know when I really enjoy a movie, and I enjoyed this one so much I am making my first ever comment on a movie on this... Full review

An absolute waste of a good cast with an utterly implausible story and ham handed direction. Does anyone actually believe that (1) Jackson's character can manage to take all those guys hostage or (2) that the sniper would defy orders to... Full review

sign that esp. our young see so much that none of us have a good balance for what is too much. this movie was pretty lame. a hero that everbody turns on whithout coherant thought and at the end they all... Full review

I love movies like this one. High suspense and action in a very "logical" movie. Samueal L. Jackson does an amazing job in this movie. I love seeing how with suspense, he slowly puts the piece of the puzzle together. One... Full review

this movie is nothing like the others people say are like it. this movie is just as smart as inside man and you keep on wondering who is inocent and who is guilty. its a good movie and i highly recommend... Full review

Gripping, powerful and engaging, The Negotiator creates its own genre, combining powerful mind games with big budget spectacle and characters that we genuinely care about. Its a strong script that expertly brings together carefully studied and developed characters, grounded by their depth and rounded out by complexities and human frailties. ... Full Review

Theres much to like here, but while the heart of the film is an entertaining and funny psychological one-on-one, the echoes of crime thrillers past mean theres less impact than the star billing suggests. But for every clich, Gray cancels it out with a new twist or scene-saving gag, propelling the dialogue-heavy plot towards its inevitably violent conclusion. ... Full Review

the sometimes artfully mounting tension that elevates this film just a notch over all those other totally formulaic and predictable blow-'em-ups out there.....both Jackson and Spacey are charismatic performers.....hold the focus of any audience members do not spoil the film's impact.....basically it is a slick mix of smart-mouthed dialogue, gripping psychological tension and the de rigueur, multimillion-dollar helicopter and hardware displays of impotent machismo..... ... Full Review

Wednesday July 29, 1998 The less you think about "The Negotiator," the better off you are. Because trigger-happy types like Commander Adam Beck (an excellent David Morse) are always trying to break in on Roman, "The Negotiator" is filled with moments of conflict as police helicopters continually hover and only the slightest encouragement is needed to get SWAT team members to rappel down skyscrapers. ... Full Review

the film is terrific entertainment once it gets into gear.....Unfortunately, despite some great confrontations, the script is rather predictable and not very believable.....it's worth checking out.....when he's faced with Jackson, the film gets incredibly exciting.....Jackson is as funny and intense as ever.... ... Full Review

Sci-fi writer Ben Bova's B-Four Prods. has joined forces with Red Giant Media for an adaptation of Bova's own script The Immortality Factor . According to Variety , Red Giant principal and The Negotiator writer Kevin Fox will write the... ... Full Article

"Now you're going to have to deal with both of us."So ends the trailer for The Negotiator, telling us that Kevin Spacey and Samuel L. ... Full Article

A.M. MacBride and crew ignored the sound. What else were you supposed to do? Revel in it? Freak out? They tried to think of things to talk about, anything to distract them. ... Full Article

Oh, so close. I remember the one time I was first. That was a great day. isn't that a death knell for any film ? what were they thinking. the Adrian Brody film looks good though. ... Full Article

May 30, 2002 - Comics2Film reports, and IGN FilmForce has been able to confirm, that F. Gary Gray ( The Negotiator ) has parted ways with the Disney-based comic book movie , Mage . ... Full Article

Samuel L. Jackson is a Chicago hostage negotiator framed for the murder of his partner. Determined to find the truth and unravel a conspiracy before he's dragged through the legal system, he takes a few interested parties hostage, then demands... ... Full Article