Production Year: 2006 - Action/Adventure - Director: Stone Brothers, Richard Donner - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Bruce Willis, Mos Def, Cylk Cozart, David Morse
Advantages: Some good performances in a reasonable thriller Disadvantages: Too opened out, and the baddy realy does stink
...Superman returning, and the actual 16 Blocks itself, and the only extras amount to 26 minutes. These are director Donner and the film's writer introducing and talking annoyingly over several deleted and extended scenes, and introducing a very different ending. It's a little hard to judge as this version isn't scored, colour-corrected or completely polished, but clearly the right one was seen in the flicks.
What we're told is very little - we infer ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Advantages: Mos Def's character Eddy Disadvantages: Mod Def's character's voice
...but I couldn't help it. 16 Blocks caught my eye and thus I starved in its name.
The Story
The film starts at a crime scene, some latin gangsters have been murdered and the police officer in charge wants to get an "unimportant" officer to cover the crime scene, an aged out of shape Bruce Willis walks in with a newspaper and plants himself on a seat and takes out a hip flask of whiskey. He plays a charcter called Jack Moseley, an old tired police ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Advantages: Some good Co-stars, Well Directed Disadvantages: Very slow in places. Expected more from Bruce Willis.
16 Blocks (2006)
Directed by Richard Donner & written by Richard Wenk.
A what seems to be coming up to Retirement Cop Jack Mosley (Willis), heads off to work looking half dead. He gets an assgnment that he really doesn't want, but annoyingly accepts. He needs to transport a Witness to the Court in time for a hearing, but due to the nature of the hearing, the other cops are not on their side.
Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) is witness to some dodgy ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: Fantastic performance, great directing Disadvantages: Quite hard to understand at first but gets easier through the film
Hung-over, has-been cop Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) has seen better days, and all that the force expects out of him these days is to stay out of trouble while he's on the clock. One of his assignments is Eddie Bunker (Mos Def), a witness who has to testify before a grand jury at 10:00am. Unbeknownst to the two, a black van was trailing the pair, and after stopping off at a nearby liquor store to pick up some breakfast, Mosely emerges from the store ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: Passes the time Disadvantages: Implausible
...who want Bunker shut up.
16 Blocks is a fast paced action thriller that starts off well but soon descends into implausibility. I enjoyed the interplay between Willis and Mos Def despite Def adopting an accent that resembles Porky Pig. David Morse is fine as the leader of the cops on the trail of the duo. But something just doesn't sit right within the plot of the film. I would have thought that if you had a witness whose testimony could clean ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Advantages: Not too long, with good action sequences. Disadvantages: Hard to Understand Mos Def
Release Date: 2006
Director: Richard Donner
Runtime: 110 mins Approx
Certificate: 12
I bought this from HMV about 2 months ago when I was in town, having never seen it before and being a fan of Bruce Willis. It was a cheap price at £5 and definetly worth the money.
Disk 1: Main Feature.
Bruce Willis plays a depressed looking cop that goes by the name of Jack Mosley who is definetly ready for retirment, As he's about to finish up ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Did you enjoy it?
Story
Characters / Performances
Special Effects
Soundtrack
helpful
05.03.2008
(25.03.2008)
Quick review of 16 Blocks DVD Review of16 Blocks DVDby
kirkytracy
I used to make a point of watching every Bruce Willis film. Loved him in Moonlighting in the 80s. I have only just got around to this film and wish I hadnt bothered. Bruce looks odd, made up to look old, well his age probably! He plays an alcoholic cop close to retirement. He ends up stuck in a job when hes supposed to be going off duty. He has to get a prisoner across 16 blocks.
Basically this film was a series of gun shooting scenes and was so dull that me and the fella stopped watching after about 45 minutes. So what happened in the second half of the film I couldnt tell you!
My question is, has Brucie had his day???
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
helpful
15.01.2008
Quick review of 16 Blocks DVD Review of16 Blocks DVDby
luckybell
An aging cop is assigned the task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse. The bad guys have different ideas.
A fast paced action thriller which serves willis brilliantly - this will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful
Advantages: Great storyline and twist! Disadvantages: Drags on in parts!
...and my girlfriend thought that 16 blocks would be a good film to try.
Bruce Willis plays the part of a alcoholic cop who has been around for a while.
The jist of the story surrounds a group of dodgy cops who are trying to cover up corrupt dealings.
Bruce Willis is trying to protect a valuable witness who can uncover the dodgy cops' dealings and the cops are trying to stop him from getting to the court and unveiling this information.
Bruce ...
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful
Did you enjoy it?
Story
Characters / Performances
Special Effects
Soundtrack
somewhat helpful
11.05.2007
Compare prices for 16 Blocks DVD
2 out of 2 offers for 16 Blocks DVD
sorted by Price
16 Blocks [2006]
Release Date: 2006-08-21, Rating Suitable for 12 years and over,
| 
