Named after a Bad Brains song, influenced by Bad Religion, and produced by Bill and Stephen at The Blasting Room, I Against I is young and from Holland.
The Negotiator uses every trick in the “cop movie” book of clichés, yet has two masterful actors who can turn ordinary words into bold, magnificent statements.
You learn about the characters mostly through how they interact, what they admit without realizing it, and what it’s obvious they’re trying not to say.
Only fatalistic determination, a full bottle of Captain Morgan’s, and lack of anything better to do kept me from flushing this stinkbomb halfway through.