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Hostage (2002) 7.2
The driver races to locate a kidnapped victim locked in the trunk of an abandoned car somewhere on the water's edge. Linked to her only by cell phone, the driver narrows in on her location ... See full summary » Director:John Woo |
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The driver races to locate a kidnapped victim locked in the trunk of an abandoned car somewhere on the water's edge. Linked to her only by cell phone, the driver narrows in on her location in a desperate race against time and tide. Written by Amnon Sadeh <webmaster@targumon.co.il>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
24 October 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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SWAT Team member: FBI! FBI! Drop your weapon! Put it down!
The Driver: Get back! We haven't got her yet!
[gun clicks]
The Kidnapper: You better hurry. Time and tide waits for no man.
The Driver: If you gonna do it, don't take her with you.
The Kidnapper: All I wanted was a gesture.
[gunshot]
SWAT Team Commander: Suspect down! Suspect down! House is secure.
[phone beeps unable to call redial]
[...]
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The original police car in pursuit of the BMW when it flies off the hill is a Chevrolet Caprice. Yet when he tells him to pull over, the police car that is chasing him is a Ford Crown Victoria. But the police car that crashes into a Ford Bronco is the Chevrolet Caprice again. See more »Quotes
The Kidnapper: Beingold, Harry Beingold, Linda!SWAT Team member: FBI! FBI! Drop your weapon! Put it down!
The Driver: Get back! We haven't got her yet!
[gun clicks]
The Kidnapper: You better hurry. Time and tide waits for no man.
The Driver: If you gonna do it, don't take her with you.
The Kidnapper: All I wanted was a gesture.
[gunshot]
SWAT Team Commander: Suspect down! Suspect down! House is secure.
[phone beeps unable to call redial]
[...]
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You can almost always rely on John Woo to deliver great action... Face/Off and those of his films that were made before he went Hollywood, especially those featuring Chow Yun-Fat(or so I've heard; have only seen Face/Off myself) are great and popular for his unique brand of cool, stylish action. His use of slow-motion in action sequences are especially popular; here, he delivers as well... but one can't help but think about whether or not Woo(or anyone else, for that matter) actually read the script. There are quite an impressive amount of glaringly obvious plot holes for such a short action flick... but I suppose what we're supposed to pay attention to is the car(this is a commercial, after all) and its capabilities... though I think many of them are exaggerated, at least slightly, in this. The acting isn't particularly good, but Clive Owen is still great as The Driver... not that one would expect anything else from him. The action is pretty cool, that I must admit. And it somehow manages to overshadow the numerous holes in the fairly thin plot. All in all, worth a single watch, for car freaks. But not much more. I recommend it to big fans of Woo and the commercials, as well as car fanatics. 7/10