16 Blocks (2006)

Bruce Willis
Mos Def
David Morse
Jenna Stern
Tig Fong

Directed by Richard Donner

Plot: A troubled NYPD officer is forced to take a happy, but down-on-his-luck witness 16 blocks from the police station to 100 Centre Street, although no one wants the duo to make it.

Review: I really looked forward to seeing this film, due largely to Richard Donner directing. I love the Lethal Weapon series and hoped that this was him returning to that formula. I also like Bruce Willis and saw a possible return to the Die Hard style action films. I was wrong on both accounts. Let me say first, this isn't a bad movie, but not the movie it could have been.

Mos Def gave a good performance, but after awhile I found myself annoyed with his voice. Bruce Willis reminded me of the down and out cop he played in The Last Boy Scout, but not as cool. The storyline was interesting, but very slow at times. Once the action starts it feels like your fixing to be taken on a non-stop wild ride, but you never really get there. There is some interesting twists in the story and some decent action, but overall I was disappointed in the film. Not because it was a bad movie, just not the movie I envisioned after seeing the trailers.

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