HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT. Previews revealed what I thought was going to be a great plot. Story dragged on and on and on and failed miserably in the climax.

Rating: 2/10 (6 April 2006)

Brother Spike showed his usual heavy handed directing. His philosophy seems to be to replace quality dialog with gutter language. The premise of having the hostages dress like the crooks showed promise, but the actual script fell FLAT. The character played by Denzel Washington (a fine actor) should have been an excellent protagonist, but the script (or directing) failed miserably in developing a person that we could emotionally relate to. Very disappointed in the entire storyline. Jody Foster (a superb actress)did what she could with the script. I asked myself: Could Miss Foster's entire part been replaced by a conversation between a couple of terrorist? I think so. Sorry, I can't go along with the majority who gave this movie a 7+ rating. It's a disappointing waste of excellent talent.