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San Francisco hostage negotiator Scott Roper (Eddie Murphy) is partnered with rookie Kevin McCall (Michael Rapaport). While Scott is trying to win back his girlfriend, Ronnie Tate (Carmen Ejogo), he and Kevin are called in to a jewel store, where psychotic Michael Korda (Michael Wincott) has taken hostages. They manage to capture him -- but soon, Michael escapes from jail and kidnaps Ronnie as revenge. Despite officially being taken off the case, Scott and Kevin go after the dangerous criminal.
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Rick Groen Globe and Mail A renter with some mileage on it. Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 12, 2002 Full Review Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times By-the-numbers doesn't begin to describe how cliche-ridden Randy Feldman's script is. Rated: 1/5 Feb 14, 2001 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The big action scenes are cleverly staged and Eddie Murphy is back on his game again, with a high-energy performance and crisp dialogue. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine These elements are all jumbled together, and when mixed they not so much blend as curdle. Rated: 3/10 May 12, 2025 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a familiar setup that's employed to mostly above-average effect... Rated: 3/4 Apr 29, 2021 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Diverting but conventional thriller. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 15, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis San Francisco hostage negotiator Scott Roper (Eddie Murphy) is partnered with rookie Kevin McCall (Michael Rapaport). While Scott is trying to win back his girlfriend, Ronnie Tate (Carmen Ejogo), he and Kevin are called in to a jewel store, where psychotic Michael Korda (Michael Wincott) has taken hostages. They manage to capture him -- but soon, Michael escapes from jail and kidnaps Ronnie as revenge. Despite officially being taken off the case, Scott and Kevin go after the dangerous criminal.
Director
Thomas Carter
Producer
Roger Birnbaum
Screenwriter
Randy Feldman
Production Co
Touchstone Pictures, Roger Birnbaum Productions, Caravan Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.0M
Runtime
1h 57m
Sound Mix
Surround
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