Siskel & Ebert - The Negotiator (1998)

Siskel and Ebert reviews an American action thriller film "The Negotiator" in July 29, 1998. Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey as two expert hostage negotiators and Chicago police lieutenants, Danny Roman and Chris Sabian. Both of them really liked the movie, for a incredible performance of Jackson and Spacey as chess players, a triumph of style over story, and of acting over characters, much of the movie simply consists of closeups of the two of them talking, but it's not simply dialogue because the actors make it more invest it with conviction and urgency. I agreed with Gene and Roger. I liked this film, too. It was a fun, dramatic, thriller film, as a good cliché. And Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey Teaming for the first time, arguably the two best actors of their generation, in perfectly fitting roles is a shrewd move and the best element of this fact-inspired but overwrought thriller. Thumbs up for me on "The Negotiator". The Negotiator (1998) 3/4 👍👍 #siskelandebert #thenegotiaor #samuelljackson #kevinspacey https://siskelebert.org/