The Negotiator F. Gary Gray Digital Life DVD

The Negotiator
starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer
directed by: F. Gary Gray

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790739731
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790739739
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 15, 1998
Running Time: 139 minutes
Sales Rank: 5922
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: July 29, 1998

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This film centers on a former FBI hostage negotiator who, after being framed for murder, tries to clear his name by taking several people hostage in order to uncover the guilty party.

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Although it eventually runs out of smart ideas and resorts to a typically explosive finale, this above-average thriller rises above its formulaic limitations on the strength of powerful performances by Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey. Both play Chicago police negotiators with hotshot reputations, but when Jackson's character finds himself falsely accused of embezzling funds from a police pension fund, he's so thoroughly framed that he must take extreme measures to prove his innocence. He takes hostages in police headquarters to buy time and plan his strategy, demanding that Spacey be brought in to mediate with him as an army of cops threatens to attack, and a media circus ensues. Both negotiators know how to get into the other man's thoughts, and this intellectual showdown allows both Spacey and Jackson to ignite the screen with a burst of volatile intensity. Director F. Gary Gray is disadvantaged by an otherwise predictable screenplay, but he has a knack for building suspense and is generous to a fine supporting cast, including Paul Giamatti as one of Jackson's high-strung hostages, and the late J.T. Walsh in what would sadly be his final big-screen role. The movie should have trusted its compelling characters a little more, probing their psyches more intensely to give the suspense a deeper dramatic foundation, but it's good enough to give two great actors a chance to strut their stuff. --Jeff Shannon

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- The Negotiator
Samuel L. Jackson does a fantastic job in this thriller. It trigered many different emotions for me when I saw it in the theater. I then saw it on tv again and enjoyed it even more the second time. Now I own it for future enjoyment.

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- Loved it
I love the movie. The dvd was in great condition.
My favorite line... Crazy is on the bus

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- Heavy on tension and suspense
Danny Roman(Samuel L. Jackson) is a cop working as a negotiator. When his partner gets in too deep on a money scandel, he's gun downed. Danny is set up to take the heat. In one last desperate attempt, he makes a move that can very well end his life. He requests the service of another negotiator named Chris Sabian(Kevin Spacey). Danny hopes he can reveal the identities of the real criminals.

If this isn't considered to be an excellent film, then I don't know what it is. "The Negotiator" delivers one of the best police dramas, I have ever seen. The writing is superbly done, supported by rock solid acting and good action. The characters are very believable in their roles. The tension built maintains a high tempo until the end. Samuel L. Jacksons performance is the best by a narrow margin. Kevin Spaceys role is almost every bit as captivating to me. But I won't shortchange the rest of the cast. A majority ... Read More

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- An Intelligent, Taut Thriller
Just when you think he's cornered, he thinks of a new strategy. Samuel L. Jackson portrays Lieutenant Danny Roman, police hostage negotiator. When he's framed for a crime he didn't commit, against his fellow police officers no less, he knows that the only way out is to bring in an equally tough negotiator, Lieutenant Chris Sabian played by Kevin Spacey, who's from another precinct and who therefore could not have been contaminated by the bad elements within his own force, which buys him the necessary time to bluff and blindside while he finds the clues he needs to prove he's innocent. Chicago is taken hostage along with the few people he retains as bargaining chips, and we are taken along for the ride. This was a masterful job of film-making from beginning to end. The characters and story were flawlessly developed. We don't precisely know who's guilty or who's innocent. Roman conducts his interrogation and trial while ... Read More

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