Rogue Hostage (2021) Movie Review

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ABC Film Challenge – Action – R – Rogue Hostage (2021) Movie Review

Director: Jon Keeyes

Writer: Mickey Solis (Screenplay)

Starring: Tyrese Gibson, Christopher Backus, John Malkovich, Michael Jai White, Brandi Bravo, Luna Lauren Velez, Holly Taylor

Plot: Single father and former Marine Kyle Snowden, on a routine stop for his job in Child Protective Services. He finds himself and a group of innocent customers trapped inside his stepfather’s store.

Runtime: 1 Hour 33 Minutes

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There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Rogue Hostage starts as former marine and single father Kyle (Gibson) finds himself still struggling with his experiences in conflict. He has turned his attention to his day job, in child protective services.

When Kyle reluctantly goes to his stepfather’s Sam Nelson (Malkovich) press conference. Only for Eagan Raize (Backus) and his men to break in and hold everyone hostage in an attempt to make Sam pay for what he sees as past crimes. Kyle must overcome his traumas to save everyone using his marine skills.

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Thoughts on Rogue Hostage

Rogue Hostage is an action thriller that will put together a situation where a reluctant hero will need to use his military training to save as many people as possible in a department store. The action side is everything you would expect, giving us nothing groundbreaking or original. Tyrese Gibson struggles to be the action hero with a dark past. He doesn’t hit enough of the emotional beats his character is going through, even if he gets an odd cool action star moment. The villain lacks any conviction and strangely enough. We get John Malkovich in another flat role that doesn’t seem to do much for him once again. This is an easy enough movie to watch, it just isn’t going to be a big and bad as it wants to be.

Final Thoughts – Rogue Hostage is a simple action movie without enough stand out moments.