![]() ![]() Big Bad Wannabe: Dennis constantly tells himself and Jeff that he's "the one in charge" of the robbery although it's clear he's in way over his head while Mars is the real threat among the trio.Although the two groups are wholly separate, both are massive threats to Jeff. Big Bad Ensemble: Jeff is antagonized by the group who take over the Smith's mansion (of whom Mars is by far the most dangerous) and the mafia leaders who threaten his family in a bid to recover an encrypted disk.Jeff is thus torn between the Smith family and his own. To protect such incriminating evidence from discovery, the syndicate orders one of their representatives who is known only as the Watchman ( Kim Coates) to kidnap Talley's wife and daughter, and force him to return to the scene to call the police off. He was preparing to turn over a batch of important encrypted files (recorded on a DVD) when he was taken hostage. Unfortunately, it turns out that Walter has been laundering money for a mysterious criminal syndicate through offshore shell corporations. Jeff participates in the subsequent police standoff initially, but eventually backs out due to his painful memories. One year later, by which time Jeff's marriage is disintegrating, two teenagers, Dennis ( Jonathan Tucker) and his brother Kevin (Marshall Allan), as well as their mysterious accomplice Marshall "Mars" Krupcheck ( Ben Foster), take the wealthy Walter Smith (Kevin Pollak) and his two children hostage in their mansion after a failed robbery attempt. ![]() This leaves Jeff unable to endure hostage situations anymore, so he moves with his wife and daughter to the (fictional) peaceful suburban hamlet of Bristo Camino in Ventura County and becomes a police chief. Alas, he doesn't act quick enough, and the man shoots the two before shooting himself. The film opens with ex-SWAT officer turned Los Angeles hostage negotiator Jeff Talley (Willis) attempting to defuse a situation where a man is holding his wife and son hostage due to the wife cheating on him. It is based on the novel of the same name by Robert Crais, to which it is relatively faithful. Hostage is a 2005 thriller film directed by Florent Emilio Siri and starring Bruce Willis.
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