The Hostage Game (2010)
"American Sunset" (original title)

Director:

Michael Masucci

Writer:

Jacqueline Giroux

Stars:

Corey Haim, Frank Molina, Bernard Robichaud

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Corey Haim	...	Tom Marlow
Frank Molina	...	Arturo
Bernard Robichaud	...	Bob Ferland / Bounty Hunter
Angela Cullins	...	Sam McCallister
Eric Leffler	...	Rob McCallister (as Eric A. Leffler)
Caleb Marshal	...	Seth Kindall
Wally MacKinnon	...	Detective Depuy (as Wally McKinnon)
Ernie Tremblay	...	Quaker
BronweN	...	Bar Manager
Jacqueline Giroux	...	Melissa
Clarissa Hurley	...	Agent Russo
Connor Donahue	...	Teen
Nadia Louise	...	Arturo's Wife
Julian Louise	...	Arturo's Daughter
Paul F. McCarthy	...	Richard Ganner - Crooked CFO of Company

Storyline

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Taglines:

Your wife, a call from a kidnapper... a simple question. Wanna play a game?

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 2011 (Canada)

Also Known As:

The Hostage Game

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Global Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Corey Haim's last completed project.

User Reviews

Decent, but not the ending I had expected

The story starts out with Corey Haim being drugged and his wife being kidnapped. It get's a little wonky when Corey hires a PI to find his wife and he accompanies said PI all around town following clues. It's pretty interesting, but I never understood how both Corey and the PI were so far ahead of the cops that the police had even left clues at the initial scene of the crime. Both Corey and the PI sort of work through their initial angst with one another, and their own personal problems as well. They eventually become a quasi-buddy team. Which was sort of cool to watch. However without spoiling anything, the ending threw me for a loop. It went from dark and sort of a murder thriller, to being more of a underhanded business film. It was decent, worth a rental but not really a purchase. I was a big Corey Haim fan and it was cool to see him work in a newish film, he looked sort of tired in some scenes. But I guess that was due to the being drugged and his wife being taken? I would hope so.

Grade Rating: C-