16 Blocks (Widescreen Edition)
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Actor: Carmen Lopez, Cylk Cozart, Kathy Imrie, Peter McRobbie, Stephen KahanBrand: WARNER HOME VIDEO
Cinematographer: Glen MacPherson
Composer: Klaus Badelt
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-13
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of 16 Blocks (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: Solid Thriller/Crime Drama: Description in a Nutshell
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm not the biggest fan of these kind of films. That is to say, I don't go out and see every new one as I may a Sci-Fi or Fantasy film. However, I am glad a friend let me borrow this film for nothing more than a change of pace from my normal film viewing.
I don't think there is anything really new here. Bruce Willis is yet another worn down old cop. There are "bad guys" out to get the "good guys". The good guy, not surprisingly, knows the ways of the bad guys because he was once one of them, etc, etc, etc.
What was of great interest to me was Mos Def's performance. This actor seems to be on his way to the big leagues. The pace and timing of the film was superb. For those unaware of the "real time" method of filmmaking, this film is a fine example. This basically means that the film is 90 minutes long and the action you view (the scenario in the film) is supposed to be 90 mins long. I can't express how realistic this makes a film feel. Just imagine a film like Lord of the Rings, but instead of showing other things going on, Frodo does not leave your sight for the entire film and every action he does, you see. Well, perhaps not such a good example, but a new (sort of) cinematic experience to, well, experience.
Dear Director Richard Donner (of the Original Superman Series), good choice not to do the "alternate ending" offered in the special features.
Summary of 16 Blocks (Widescreen Edition)
An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse. There are however forces at work trying to prevent them from making it.Running Time: 102 min.
Format: DVD MOVIE
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
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