Caricatural american ordering cheeseburger and a Diet Coke in a fancy restaurant. Caricatural russian oligarch ordering prostitutes. Stupid people leaving safe place in order to find someone in another safe place. People hiding in closets with a crying baby. Only 4 terrorists controlling a huge hotel with hundreds of room. Police doing nothing but waiting outside for "special forces" while terrorists kill people and set the hotel on fire for 12 hours. Leave your brain at the beginning of the movie and enjoy if you can...

This film hand me hooked from the start. I recall these events playing out on Sky News, BBC, CNN etc, so I had a good understanding of what was to come. But I have to say it was brilliantly produced and acted, I felt I was there. The tension watching this film was pretty extreme, I found myself getting very angry.

There aren't many films that involve action or violence I would warn against watching. Because this film does such a good job of portraying what happened, it can be very tough viewing in many scenes.

By the way, the negative reviews here - don't believe them.There are some out there who will vote this down for reasons you will understand if you watch it. The film is brilliant, period.

Not sure why some people found this movie Boring, it's a very intense, realistic and gritty film to watch. The acting was done well. Kudos to the director !!