With all of the brainless/hokey action flicks which have been served up over the last few years, it's nice to know that there're still some educated directors/producers left in Hollywood... and "The Negotiator" is evident of that!
Sure, the premise is a dead horse: Good Guy gets set up for a murder he didn't commit and thus must prove his innocence. But you could easily forgive this big cliché because of the direction the script takes it. The suspenseful plot keeps you on the edge of your seat through out the film--with a few unique plot twist thrown in for good measure. And while some potential villains stick out like a sore thumb from the get-go, others keep you wondering till the very end--still while other are obvious decoys who's acting is set on "overkill"!
In a perfect world, Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey would've scored Oscars for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor (eventhough Spacey's Eastwood style "Make my day!" scenes with Jackson didn't impress me that much), but we knew that wasn't going to happen in the monopolized Oscars.. still, they scored in my book!
Rating: 9
P.S Who's going to pay for all of those broken windows?
Sure, the premise is a dead horse: Good Guy gets set up for a murder he didn't commit and thus must prove his innocence. But you could easily forgive this big cliché because of the direction the script takes it. The suspenseful plot keeps you on the edge of your seat through out the film--with a few unique plot twist thrown in for good measure. And while some potential villains stick out like a sore thumb from the get-go, others keep you wondering till the very end--still while other are obvious decoys who's acting is set on "overkill"!
In a perfect world, Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey would've scored Oscars for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor (eventhough Spacey's Eastwood style "Make my day!" scenes with Jackson didn't impress me that much), but we knew that wasn't going to happen in the monopolized Oscars.. still, they scored in my book!
Rating: 9
P.S Who's going to pay for all of those broken windows?