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Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Orla Zuniga It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

betty dalton Bruce Willis plays one of his best older roles in "16 Blocks". I often thought back of "Die Hard with a Vengeance" while watching this movie. Just as in that great Die Hard sequel from the nineties, Bruce chases through New York City, trying to meet a deadline. Just as in Die Hard with a Vengeance he has got a partner who helps him. And just as in several Die Hard movies a bond between the two blossoms. In spirit, this movie has the same charm as "Die Hard with a Vengeance", which is truly the only Die Hard sequel worth seeing...In "16 Blocks" Bruce Willis plays a washed up alcoholic cop, who has to transport a criminal to court. It seems to be a simple job, but unknown to him the criminal is about to testify against several corrupt New York police cops. An assassination attempt is planned to stop the criminal from testifying. Will Bruce Willis get the criminal to court alive?The story really has got many great plot twists and turns. Acting is great. The few jokes are good.But the greatest joy is to watch Bruce Willis and the criminal bond with each other while they struggle to get to court. It is an action movie with lots of room for dialogues however. But I really love that. In that sense it differs from Die Hard with a Vengeance, which was more focused on action alone. This movie truly excels in its true to life portrayal of its characters. Seen this movie many times now, and besides one lesser part of the story, I really enjoy it time and again.

travis36 I saw this move for the second time yesterday. If you are looking for the traditional "Die Hard" Bruce Willis, you will be a bit disappointed. There is a fair amount of action which is typical for a Bruce Willis crime film, but his character in this film is much more cerebral, lacking the usual type A personality. His character is quite depressing but by the end you will realize the cause of this mentality. His co-star initially was annoying but he grew on me as the movie progressed to the point that, mixed in that peculiar voice of his, he has a very strong message on morality and regret. The plot can seem unbelievable at times due to geographical small area in which the entire story occurs and the time elapse especially toward the end but not to the point that it brings the move down. The plot flowed at a constant pace and kept me interested. There was an alternate ending available on the DVD which some viewers may find more appealing as it is quite the opposite of the released ending. The director did a really good job of filming angles and working within the crowds of New York City. If you want to see an atypical Bruce Willis action movie with an interesting co-star this could be one for you. Not one I would recommend to watch with a significant other on a date night and I would not begin to compare this to the popular Die Hard franchise but on its own merits it is well worth the watch

stfu_thanks This might have been a good movie but I wouldn't know because I stopped watching when Mos Def started his dialogue. To say he has an annoying voice is a gross understatement. Omg. It is beyond annoying. It's enraging and impossible to bear. I just couldn't. So yeah. As far as I'm concerned, this movie sucked. Not to mention Frank chews his gum like a cow eating saltwater taffy. What. The. Hell. My boyfriend watched it so I was subjected to some of the garbage. Mos Def really does seem mildly retarded. I don't mean that in an offensive way. That is an honest and sincere observation. Bruce Willis looks a little run down but maybe that was intended.

Al Reynolds After watching the review and looking at the cast I imagine that this would be a film full of action and one with a very basic story line. However, in the case of the story line, I was very wrong.This film starts off getting you to know Jack Mosley as an alcoholic Detective who doesn't have much time for the criminal he has to escort Eddie (Mos Def). However after a certain event the film really gets going and is very tense and exciting as Mosley tries to get Eddie to court within the ever decreasing deadline.The film still has plenty of action, just not as much as I personally expected. This wasn't a let down, just different to my expectations. The story for me was the main strong points of the film. Very unpredictable and went along a good pace. The ending was especially good as it ended the film well and threw in a few surprises too.Thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable.