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Director: | Richard Donner |
Writer: | Richard Wenk |
Producer: | D.J. Carson |
Theatrical: | 2006 |
Rated: | PG-13 |
Studio: | Warner Home Video |
Genre: | Action & Adventure |
Duration: | 105 |
Awards: | 1 nomination |
Languages: | English, French |
Subtitles: | English, Spanish, French |
Sound: | Dolby |
Aspect Ratio: | 2.40:1 |
Picture Format: | Widescreen |
Discs: | 1 |
Region: | 1 |
Release: | Jun 2006 |
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Summary
Fully recovering from the wretched flop "Timeline", director Richard Donner brings seasoned skill to "16 Blocks", a satisfying thriller boosted by intelligent plotting and the stellar pairing of Bruce Willis and Mos Def in quirky, well-written roles. Making the most of minimal dialogue, Willis plays Jack Mosley, a boozy, disillusioned New York City detective who reluctantly accepts an assignment to transport squeaky-voiced chatterbox Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) to a grand jury hearing where he's scheduled to testify against a group of corrupt, drug-dealing cops. They've got two hours to travel 16 blocks, but the dirtiest cop (David Morse) is determined to kill Eddie before he can testify; what he doesn't know is that Jack senses something in Eddie's seemingly innocent, optimistic demeanor that he wants to protect. Working from a tight, twisting screenplay by Richard Wenk, Donner turns familiar material into an efficient potboiler that delivers tense urban action (like Donner's earlier Mel Gibson hit "Conspiracy Theory") while leaving plenty of room for Willis and especially Mos Def (in a critically acclaimed performance) to develop their flawed yet admirable characters. "16 Blocks" may be a standard-issue thriller in many respects, but as a showcase for its appealing cast, it quickly rises above its generic limitations. "--Jeff Shannon"Credits
Bruce Willis | ... | Det. Jack Mosley |
Tig Fong | ... | |
Mos Def | ... | Eddie Bunker |
David Morse | ... | Det. Frank Nugent |
Jenna Stern | ... | Diane Mosley |
Casey Sander | ... | Capt. Dan Gruber |
Cylk Cozart | ... | Det. Jimmy Mulvey |
David Zayas | ... | Det. Robert Torres |
Robert Racki | ... | Det. Jerry Shue |
Patrick Garrow | ... | Touhey |
Sasha Roiz | ... | Kaller |
Conrad Pla | ... | Ortiz |
Hechter Ubarry | ... | Maldonado |
Richard Fitzpatrick | ... | Deputy Commissioner Wagner |
Peter McRobbie | ... | Mike Sheehan |
Michael F. Keenan | ... | Ray Fitzpatrick |