| I watched The Negotiator on video last night.
With Jackson and Spacey in the leads, I expected a highly
enjoyable intellectual cat and mouse game. I don't think the
writer knew the quality of cast he was going to attract, or they
would have given them more opportunities. It was incredibly
frustrating to watch the two leads just start to engage in a
battle of wits only to be interrupted by SWAT team gun fire,
irrational behavior, and hackneyed plot contrivances ( at least
they spared us the "wife held hostage" one which I was
fully expecting). The film did convince me of one thing. I am
going to miss J.T. Walsh. :( |
