“Bizarre Hostage Mystery at Apple Store Takes Netflix by Storm”

Ever watched a movie and thought, “Man, this is so wild, it could only be true?” Well, that’s exactly what you get with iHostage, the top dog on Netflix right now. Picture this: a sunny day in Amsterdam, folks bustling around, sipping on their fancy European coffees when some dude decides the Apple store is where he’ll make his mark. He marches in with what seems like an explosive-laden vest, a gun, and a demand so bizarre, you’d think they pulled it straight outta a sci-fi flick. We’re talkin’ about £171 million in cryptocurrency, y’all! Ain’t that something?

Now, here’s the kicker: this film, while soaring to number one worldwide on Netflix, has viewers scratching their heads faster than a dog with fleas. Critics and fans are as divided as peanut butter and milk. Some say it’s a gem, a real recounting of the bonkers real-life event, despite its slightly below-average IMDb score and that abysmal 18% on Rotten Tomatoes. Others? Well, they feel like they’ve been held hostage by the movie itself, waiting in vain for any sort of gasp-worthiness. Can you even fathom that divergence?

So, why does this film captivate despite its polarizing reviews? Perhaps, it’s not just about the action or the spectacle, but about how real-life events can be stranger than any fiction we’ve seen. Or maybe it’s the thrill that comes with the rollercoaster ride of public opinion. Whatever it is, you’ve got to ask yourself: Is iHostage a masterpiece of adaptation, or just another Netflix experiment gone slightly awry? Either way, it’s certainly got us talking.

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The top film on Netflix is a new thriller based on a real-life situation in which a gunman took an Apple store hostage.

The incident occurred in Amsterdam when a man took the shop hostage in the middle of the day in a high-profile situation.

Taking place in 2022, a 27-year-old man stormed into an Apple store with a gun and what appeared to be explosives strapped to his chest and made a bizarre demand.

Experts have spoken about how rare hostage situations such as this are in the Netherlands, particularly in such a public and open place.

Netflix’s newest film on it has been a massive success for the streamer, hitting the top of the charts in the UK as well as the entire world.

The film in question is called iHostage and, though it has topped the worldwide charts with 15,000,000 views and is based on a bonkers true story, has been met with incredibly mixed reviews.

While the film sits at a slightly below average score of 5.7 on IMDb, the Rotten Tomatoes score sits at an abysmal 18 percent from audiences.

Telling a stylised version of the real-life story – one thing kept the same is the odd demands made by the gunman, Abdel Rahman Akkad.

Akkad, whose motives remain unclear to this day, asked for £171 million (€200 million), specifically in cryptocurrency.

He also demanded safe passage, holding his victims hostage for over five hours.

The film has been slammed by fans (Netflix)

The film ends as it did in real life, with a bizarre incident ending with the conclusion of the ongoing standoff.

As in real life one of the hostages, who is one of the leads of the film, runs out of the Apple store after being chosen to collect water being transported to the store by a police robot.

After he legs it, Akkad chased after him, with a police vehicle running him down in the street after he leaves the store.

Though he did not die immediately he would later die of his injuries.

Despite the shocking real-life story behind it and its number one global Netflix status, many fans are not convinced by the film.

The real story follows closely that of the film (Netflix)

One tweet about the film said: “Netflix’s iHostage. No need to say anything it’s 0/10. Better to have this as a documentary and not a movie.”

Another tweet about the film read: “The only real hostages in this movie were me and my wife waiting for any sort of action to happen.

“Don’t be fooled by #1 in Movies today. iHostage was TERRIBLE.”

A third said: “How is iHostage number 1 on Netflix? Horrible acting.”