Anyway, to the movie. It was an enjoyable 1 hr + flick, and it satisfied my requisites for a good cinema watch. The ending felt a bit rushed, have to admit. I haven't read the book so I don't know if it's following it closely, haven't seen the first movie version either. The Washington -Travolta (W-T) combination was great to watch, Travolta clearly enjoys playing a bad guy, even if he did overdo it at times. Washington was solid as always.
The talking bits were intense enough, and the action was well-paced. The conflict between Washington and his boss could've been played out better though, and a bit more could be fleshed out for Washington's back story. There were some really humorous lines in the movie, but there were also a couple of one-liners that fell flat.
(Picture shows Travolta trying to look inconspicuous and clearly failing, judging from the stares he's getting :P)
I'm a bit disappointed with the handling of the hostages themselves though. I thought the director could've fleshed them out a bit more, make them into people that the audience will care about, make the audience hope that they live. As it is, they're mere backdrops for the W-T interaction. Even Travolta's accomplices don't get any real characterisation.
All in all, I liked it. It doesn't have an amazing plot by any means, when it comes down to it, it's a hostage movie, but it's enjoyable nonetheless.
My only question, which I'm sure to find an answer to when I google it later is, did Washington actually put on the kilos to star in this movie?
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