Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Liberty Wallace(Linda Fiorentino)and her husband(Oliver Platt)are partners in the business of weapons manufacturing. A mysterious gunman calling himself Joe(Wesley Snipes)calls Liberty on her cell phone luring her to a hot dog stand to which she is coerced into chaining herself. Joe tells her that if she hangs up her cell phone or it runs out of power a bomb strapped to the hot dog stand will go off. Joe is trying to make a point telling her that his daughter was killed in a school shooting with the same model high power rifle that is being targeted on her. Liberty is given the chance to actually die a hero if she is willing to make public dirty dealings her husband has made with political implications. When Mr. Wallace is informed of his wife's hostage situation; he must decide to protect himself, save his company or keep his wife from being killed. Also in the cast: Martin Cummins, Steve Pascal and Jonathan Scarfe.

Linda Fiorentino really steals the screen in this film. She holds her own with Wesley Snipes. The film has political message about guns, gun control, and violence. Of course, it must be written from a leftist liberal point of view. Wesley Snipes' character has a grudge against guns. Along the film, we learn his motives and why he is so angry and vengeful but we never really know the whole story. There are lot more questions that go unanswered. I found the ending scene to be more confusing. I get the message that guns are bad. For the beginning part of the film until the television stations begin with K that I knew it was West Coast. I thought it was set in New York City but it turns out to be in Los Angeles and I later learned that the film was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada which is often substituted for other cities. Anyway, Oliver Platt has a supporting role as Liberty's husband. Although we rarely see Liberty interact physically with Snipes or Platt's characters except on cell phones. This film was probably in production long before the events on September 11, 2001 and I can see why it was not promoted. Anyway, I wish Linda Fiorentino would come back to acting. She can hold her own against anybody.

This is a surprisingly awesome thriller, that's very tense and thrilling, with a memorable ending and an incredible performance from Wesley Snipes!. All the characters are cool. and the story is just awesome, plus Wesley Snipes is simply incredible in this!. Linda Fiorentino is simply wonderful, and there are plenty of shocking and disturbing moments, plus it had a very unique setting a hot dog stand!. One of my favorite moments in this film is when a cockroach crawls onto the bomb timer, it really is a tense moment!, and this has to be one of the best DTV thrillers i have ever seen!, plus The finale is especially good!. Sure it's extremely similar to Phone Booth, and while it may not be as good, it's still awesome in my opinion!, plus it's unpredictable and surprising throughout. You actually feel sorry for Snipe's character, as he is a tortured man, and all the characters were very likable!, plus This may be Snipe's best performance ever!. This is a surprisingly awesome thriller, that's very tense and thrilling, with a memorable ending, and an incredible performance from Wesley Snipes!, and i say it's a must see!. The Direction is great!. Kari Skogland does a great! job here, with excellent camera work, fine angles and keeping the film at a very fast pace!. The Acting is amazing!. Wesley Snipes is amazing as always, and is incredible here,he is a tortured man here, and you feel for him at times, it may not be the coolest character he has played, but in my opinion it may be his best performance, as he does an incredible job here, he is also extremely menacing, i was so impressed!, as i am a huge fan of this guy!(Snipes Rules!!!!!). Linda Fiorentino is gorgeous, and is wonderful here, she is extremely convincing, showed fear and vulnerability, was focused, and i rooted for her all the way!. Martin Cummins does not have much to do but sit in a chair and look at a bomb. Oliver Platt is OK here and did what he had to do adequately. Rest of the cast are fine. Overall a must see!. **** out of 5

I can't believe this garbage was even given the green light.Same Liberal nonsense that seems to be prevalent: Angry Black Man gets angry ,goes on a rampage and commits atrocities, all White people are responsible for evil,etc.I'd like to see Snipe's character go after the goons that used the handgun that killed his daughter. No, the gun just leaped into the killer's hands and society/white racism/society made him kill.This goes to show that liberals are the most racist of all, they can only picture black men as oppressed and thereby justified for any rampage or criminal acts as payback.I can't believe white people allow themselves to be run over and I'm not even white !Witness the remake of "Manchurian Candidate" where the original movie has been through the politically correct steam roller with the Red Chinese/North Korean villains replaced by white men.Too bad few reviewers have the spine to point this out.Unbowed