The Negotiator

The Negotiator as the title means is a film about Samuel L Jackson who plays a hostage negotiator.

Samuel L Jackson and Kevin Spacey, acclaimed actors that they are, are excellent in their roles. I thought Spacey though, doesn't have much scope to showcase his acting skills, as the movie is more about the lead protagonist.

The action scenes are superb and the films director F Gary Gray even went on to direct one of the Fast & Furious sequels.

The main issue in a film which is supposed to be a taut thriller about how a hostage negotiator is implicated in the murder of his cop partner and how he goes about to prove his innocence, is the many loopholes and the believability. The logic fails in many places, hence you ending up feeling disappointed. Hence the toss up for me was 'between not so good' or ' just watchable'.

Even the climax scene lacks a certain 'easiness' in the way the actual culprits are caught.

If you want to watch Samuel L Jackson at his best (he normally always is) and some good action sequences, then this is the movie to see. Otherwise it is just an 'Ok' watch.