The Negotiator | | Cast : | Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey | | Director : | F. Gary Gray | | Studio : | Warner Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | July 29, 1998 | | DVD Released Date : | December 15, 1998 | | Language : | French (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 27, 2005 | | Summary | "I'm still aliver motherfu****!!" | Content
 | You can probably tell by my title that this movie is about survival. Danny Roman (Samuel L. Jackson) is one of the best negotiators out there. At the start of the movie, he rescues a hostage from a madman. He's a hero. But, then, his partner informs him that something big is going down. That money from the police fund is getting stolen. He says that it has to do with internal affairs. Danny decides to meet him but instead finds his dead body. He's been murdered. Danny has been framed for his murder and framed for stealing money from the fund. Danny is probably going to go to jail. For a long time. He can't let that happen. And he's really pissed now. Danny goes to internal affairs and takes hostages. Inside the building is a key player in internal affairs along with his secretary and some other people. Danny is going to get out the truth, one way or another. Danny knows everything that the police will do because he's part of them. He's one tough customer and he wants the truth. The only problem is that there are traitors among the police officers that want him dead, and not arrested. Danny is fighting, trying to clear his name, and get the truth out.
This movie is brilliant, and is one of the best thrillers of the 90s. The acting is superb notably by Samuel L. Jackson who is the best actor of all time. Kevin Spacey is brilliant as usual as is the rest of the cast. The score is powerful and the suspense is constant. This is an excellent thriller in which everything clicks right. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 12, 2005 | | Summary | Good Movie and a suspensful one as well | Content
| The Negotiator is a good movie that tells a tale of money embelzment from the police funds. The tale was done with much action and the ending was great. I enjoyed the movie and would see it again. It was worth the money I invested. Samuel L. Jackson did a great job as the negotiator. He really played the part. Go out an buy yourself a copy. You will not be disapointed.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 28, 2005 | | Summary | I was entertained. But not blown away. | Content
| Another "hostage scenario with twists" thriller. In it, Samuel Jackson and Kevin Spacey both play police hostage negotiators, operating on opposite sides of the law. Jackson is forced to take hostages in a bid to prove his innocence after he is framed for the murder of his partner. As part of his strategy for exposing the conspiracy of corrupt cops resposnsible for framing him and killing his partner, Jackson calls in the impartial Spacey to act as his negotitator and buy him the time he needs. Meanwhile the corrupt cops are trying to find excuses for killing Jackson while making it look like a neccessary part of the hostage-freeing operation.
Jackson does his usual powerful action hero stuff but think more Danny Glover in lethal weapon than Jules in Pulp Fiction (less cool and swagger). Spacey (surely a true acting god) is somewhat restricted in this role (lets face it the material doesn't really allow him to showcase his full talents), but does a great job of bringing to life the rather pedestrian script.
I was entertained. But not blown away.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 07, 2005 | | Summary | JACKSON AND SPACEY SAVE THE DAY | Content
| Powerful performances from Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey fuel this intense, often excellent crime thriller. Jackson plays an ace negotiator who finds himself framed for the murder of his partner and extorting funds from the policeman's disability pensions. Overwrought with a desire to prove his innocence, Jackson takes several people hostage in the Internal Affairs division and requests fellow hotshot negotiator Spacey to deal with him on his terms. Gary Gray directs the fine cast with professional aplomb and elicits commendable performances from a fine supporting cast including David Morse, Paul Giamatti, the late J. T. Walsh, Ron Rifkin and Regina Taylor. The movie climaxes in a compelling confrontation where the viewer isn't sure what's going on.
THE NEGOTIATOR is a fine example of good performances compensating for a sometimes derivative script. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 14, 2005 | | Summary | An action flick with a plot! | Content
| This movie is a good blend of the acting styles of Kevin Spacey and Samuel L. Jackson. Spacey plays a subtle, intelligent hostage negotiator trying to talk police officer Jackson down from holding several hostages while he attempts to prove his innocence after having been wrongly fingered for offing his partner. There's enough action in the film to keep anyone's attention, but the plot is interesting enough that the discerning moviegoer isn't disappointed. The ending is a little neat, but in all a fine way to spend a couple hours. |
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