Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama
Tagline: For a New York cop and his witness, the distance between life and death just got very short.
Plot: All he wanted to do was go home and get a drink.But at 8:02 a.m., hungover NYPD detective Jack Mosley (BRUCE WILLIS) is assigned a seemingly simple task. Petty criminal Eddie Bunker (MOS DEF) is set to testify before a grand jury at 10:00 a.m. and needs to be taken from lock-up to the courthouse, 16 blocks away. It should take Jack 15 minutes to drop him off at the courthouse and get home. Broken down, out of shape, with a bad leg and a serious drinking problem, Jack’s role on the force is simple – clock in, clock out and stay out of trouble in between. He’s in no mood to deal with a punk who’s been in and out of jail for more than half his life. But beneath the punk in Eddie lies a man committed to turning his life around and constantly searching for “signs” that will lead him to a brighter future. Jack knows better, though – people don’t change. In Eddie he sees only a pathetic rat who was offered a sweet deal... a rat he will be rid of soon enough. When Jack shoves Eddie into the back of his car and pulls out into the morning New York city rush hour, he doesn’t notice the van looming behind them. His head throbbing, and Eddie’s flair for conversation only making it worse, Jack stops off at the local liquor store to pick up some breakfast. As Eddie waits inside the locked
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 It takes about 90 minutes to make this particular 16 block trip. On some days in New York, that's par for the course. Next time, take the subway.  --James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
"16 Blocks" is a meat and potatoes actioner that's raised up by choice direction and a juicy turn by star Willis. Warner Brothers may be surprised to find it performing better their February release, the Harrison Ford starrer "Firewall." B---Robin and Laura Clifford
According to the credits, it took a total of 14 producers to bring this movie to the screen. Though it feels like there's a "light bulb joke" in there somewhere, it begs a more urgent question: How many more producers would it have taken to make this a better film?  --GARY GOLDSTEIN (Reel.com)
...would have played nicely as a little film with modest aspirations. As it is, it takes its premise and runs it straight into the ground with an insouciant gusto.  --Andrea Chase (Killer Movie Reviews)
...is bottom of the barrel, a movie that is either too stupid, clichéd, or boring to waste time on. Very few interesting things happen and the stuff that does is few and far between. Bruce Willis will occasionally do a movie that is stunning in its badness – this is one of those times. D--Craig Younkin (Lee's Movie Info)
For all its hair-trigger thrills and would-be suspense, 16 Blocks leaves you wondering what the point of it all was. Couldn't these guys have just called a cab? C--Rob Vaux (Flipsidemovies.com)
This is not a great film but it is entertaining. 
16 Blocks is an interesting and often exciting ride, but far from a can't-be-missed night at the Cineplex. --Tyler Hanley
A gritty, dirty cop drama that actually has a good story! And Bruce Willis finally acts his age.  --Steven Chupnick (MovieWeb)
This is a classically made New York character thriller, and if there are still fans out there of composed, attentive filmmaking, "16 Blocks" is your best bet for entertainment this month. --Brian Orndorf (eFilmCritic.com)
This terrific, character-driven thriller broke that horrible streak of bad films for me. It’s not the kinetic, overly-edited action flick your used to, but more of an old fashioned thriller that really delivers.  --Michael Sheridan (Tailslate.net)
The action scenes was very intense not once did I look at my watch. The supporting cast was pretty good in their roles as well....  --Paul Perkins
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Italian Job, Monster's Ball | | Casey Sander
Spaced Invaders, Stewardess School, Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue | Cylk Cozart
Conspiracy Theory, White Men Can't Jump, Three to Tango | | |
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Klaus Badelt
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Constantine, Equilibrium |
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| ...needed more work before going before the cameras, meaning – the script; but that’s not to say an entertaining movie wasn’t created. Specifically, it needed more work in the story’s plausibility department. The premise is terrific and the buildup of suspension is taut, but moments of ignorance and incompetence, which I can only assign to the screenplay, detracted from the overall experience. B --Edward Kasche (TheCinemaSource)
While “16 Blocks” lacks the social resonance of Mr. Lumet’s films, like Mr. Willis’ exhausted cop, it shows a desire to be something more than it is. --Joe Lozito
...is one of those movies that is enjoyable enough so that it is possible to forgive the many plot holes in the script..... a great paced movie with lots of tension and action. However, you know exactly where the movie is going the entire time and can guess how it will all play out. --Scott Nash, Eric (TheMovieBuffs.com)
This is a high-tempo, grandly entertaining chase film with good character development by Willis... 9/10--Tony Medley (TonyMedley.com)
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