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16 Blocks (2006)
Bruce Willis plays an aging cop assigned to take a witness (Mos Def) to a New York City courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
| Release Date: | March 3rd, 2006 |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running Time: | 105 minutes |
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$36,895,141 (US)
$55,576,561 (World) |
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16 Blocks Movie Review by Tim  (1/23/2007) |
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If you know me then you know that it turns me off to an extreme to have any type of rappers or singers in a motion picture. I remember a month ago picking up 16 Blocks and seeing that MOS Def was in it and I threw it back on the shelve faster then you can say GARBAGE. Well it came on Cinemax today so being a Bruce Willis...
(complete 16 Blocks review by Tim)
| 16 Blocks Movie Review by AJ (4/14/2006) |
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Basically Die Hard 4: Old, Tired, and Drunk, 16 Blocks finds Bruce Willis once again playing the aging, in-over-his-head cop, this time having to transport a motor-mouthed con played by Mos Def 16 blocks to a courthouse. It's an interesting concept, and could've resulted in an entertaining movie, but director Donner and...
(complete 16 Blocks review by AJ)
| 16 Blocks Movie Review by Seth (3/8/2006) |
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Three things:
1) Mos Def is going to be and deserves to be a star. He can flat out act, he is funny, he has comedic timing, and he's got presence. There is a still picture of him at the end of this film that says it all. Plus he's one of the few rap artists I sill listen to.
2) This film is very good, for it's genre....
(complete 16 Blocks review by Seth)
| 16 Blocks Movie Review by Matthew (3/6/2006) |
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Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis), an alcoholic NYC detective, is handed an assignment after finishing a long night shift. They need him to transport a witness from Central Holding to his appearance in front of the Grand Jury. He has almost two hours to transport Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) approximately 16 blocks before the Grand...
(complete 16 Blocks review by Matthew)
When I first read the description of this movie, my reaction was negative. I could not believe that they would try to remake The Gauntlet. Eastwood and Locke played the perfect parts in a story of a burned out cop trying to buck the odds and get a witness to the courthouse.
And where is the love interest in this one. Is...
(complete 16 Blocks review by Movie Addict)
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