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 Film Review - Negotiator, The

Finally! In this incredibly crappy summer of crappy movies, finally, a good action picture!

The Negotiator is a cop film unlike any other. It's about smart police officers, professionals who do their job day in and day out. Now throw in a little deception that implicates one of their own, that man being a police negotiator. Back him into a wall where he feels compelled to take hostages, and you get a very chess-like plot to put these very smart professional people into.

That's the appeal. It's a chess game and everyone is a master. Who wins? The one who stays cool and understands what the other will do.

The Negotiator is fast-paced, smart, well-acted and, most importantly, well-written. Toss in that I didn't predict the ending at the beginning of the last reel, and I have no choice but to award this film my highest rating.

No Suction!

Film Facts

    Cast
  • Samuel L. Jackson
  • Kevin Spacey
  • David Morse
  • Ron Rifkin
  • John Spencer
  • J.T. Walsh
  • Regina Taylor
  • Siobhan Fallon
  • Paul Giamatti
  • Rhonda Dotson
  • Paul Guilfoyle
  • Carlos Gomez
  • Robert David Hall
  • Joey Perillo
  • Mik Scriba
  • Nestor Serrano
  • Charles Valentino
  • Randy Walker

Directed by F. Gary Gray

Released in 1998

MPAA Rating: R

Reviewed by Mongo