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There was an interesting premise here and the movie was suspenseful enough to keep me entertained. The acting was good as well as the overall production. The story kind of came up short when it came to expectations from how it opened. It's natural for a movie like this to have characters making stupid decisions, so one can overlook that. Still, I wanted something more. It was an average movie, but for me it came up a bit short of getting a 5 rating from me, so I was going to go with a 4/10. That was until the ending came around. The ending was just too stupid not to knock the rating down to a 3.

If you've ever seen Phone Booth (2002), this movie is like the modern day hacker version of that. Now don't get me wrong, Phone Booth, even being 20 years old, is a much better film. Hot Seat definitely has some bad performances by a few actors and the overall cinematography could be better. With that being said, the story is interesting and the action keeps you engaged. Definitely worth a watch at least once.