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The Negotiator

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Original title

The Negotiator

Year

1998

Running time

134 min.

Country

United States

Director

F. Gary Gray

Screenwriter

James DeMonaco, Kevin Fox

Cast

Music

Graeme Revell

Cinematography

Russell Carpenter

Producer

Regency Enterprises, Mandeville Productions, Taurus Film

Genre

Thriller. Action. Mystery | Kidnapping Film / Disappearance. Cop Movies. Psychological Thriller

Synopsis

Victim of a complex conspiracy, Danny Roman, an expert Chicago police negotiator specializing in kidnappings, is forced to take hostages in order to try to prove his innocence. After hiding in a building with the hostages, Danny calls in a prestigious colleague, with whom he negotiates and tries to discover who is behind the trap that has been set for him.

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Awards: 1998: Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films): nominated to Best Action Adventure Film.

1999: NAACP Image Awards: nominated to Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture.

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Critics' reviews

"'The Negotiator' is a triumph of style over story, and of acting over characters. The movie's a thriller that really hums along, and I was intensely involved almost all the way (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"Once the initial setup has been accomplished and the film kicks into high gear, it grabs the viewer's attention and holds it for the rest of the running time."

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"It's a measure of how pulsating and energetic a visual style director F. Gary Gray has, and how vividly actors Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey come across on screen, that this film is intensely watchable from minute to minute"

Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
"F. Gary Gray, the young director of the 1996 female heist film 'Set It Off,' runs with a good script and gives us the summer's first action film that's as rich in character as it is in suspense."

Bruce Diones: The New Yorker
"'The Negotiator', once it gets going (there's a rather lengthy prosaic setup), is a satisfyingly tense and booby-trapped thriller about the meeting of two relentless minds."

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"One of the best by-the-numbers thrillers you'll see this year, thanks to a hot-shot cast."

Stephen Thompson: AV Club
"This tough, crackling thriller from director Gary Gray is one of those rare action movies with something on its mind other than moviestar sneers and incessant big bangs."

Manohla Dargis: LA Weekly
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