16 Blocks

Fully recovering from the wretched flop i Timeline i0 , director Richard Donner brings seasoned skill to i 16 Blocks i0 , a satisfying thriller boosted by intelligent plotting and the stellar pairing of Bruce Willis and Mos Def in quirky, well-written roles. Making the most of minimal dialogue, Willis plays Jack Mosley, a boozy, disillusioned New York City detective who reluctantly accepts an assignment to transport squeaky-voiced chatterbox Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) to a grand jury hearing where he's scheduled to testify against a group of corrupt, drug-dealing cops. They've got two hours to travel 16 blocks, but the dirtiest cop (David Morse) is determined to kill Eddie before he can testify; what he doesn't know is that Jack (who is also under investigation) has had a crisis of conscience, and he senses something in Eddie's seemingly innocent, optimistic demeanor that he wants to protect. Working from a tight, twisting screenplay by Richard Wenk, Donner turns familiar material into an efficient potboiler that delivers tense urban action (like Donner's earlier Mel Gibson hit i Conspiracy Theory i0 ) while leaving plenty of room for Willis and especially Mos Def (in a critically acclaimed performance) to develop their flawed yet admirable characters. i 16 Blocks i0 may be a standard-issue thriller in many respects, but as a showcase for its appealing cast, it quickly rises above its generic limitations. i --Jeff Shannon

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title:	16 Blocks
theatricalDate:	03-03-2006
purchase date:	03-07-2006
publisher:	Warner Home Video
published:	13-06-2006
price:	$28.98
net Rating:	3.5
MPAA Rating:	PG-13
minutes:	102
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genre:	Action & Adventure Drama
fullTitle:	16 Blocks (Widescreen Edition)
features:	AC-3 Closed-captioned Color Dolby Dubbed Subtitled Widescreen NTSC
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