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Despite strong performances from Bruce Willis and Mos Def, 16 Blocks is a shopworn entry in the buddy-action genre.
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A happier surprise is the smart work of director Richard Donner: 16 Blocks is all jumble and jangle-crowds, snarled traffic, and discordant car horns. May 12, 2006 | Full Review…
A happier surprise is the smart work of director Richard Donner: 16 Blocks is all jumble and jangle-crowds, snarled traffic, and discordant car horns.
David Edelstein
Fast-paced, tense and intermittently exciting, Donner's latest will keep genre fans engaged with its polished blend of tried and tested elements. May 6, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Fast-paced, tense and intermittently exciting, Donner's latest will keep genre fans engaged with its polished blend of tried and tested elements.
Neil Smith
Willis has been playing slight variations on this role for years now, and though the films don't get better, his performances do. May 6, 2006 | Full Review…
Willis has been playing slight variations on this role for years now, and though the films don't get better, his performances do.
Philip French
Clunky, solid, enjoyable. May 6, 2006 | Full Review…
Clunky, solid, enjoyable.
Trevor Johnston
Willis and Def -- funny even if he overdoes the whiny shrieking -- are a terrific team. Mar 9, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/4
Willis and Def -- funny even if he overdoes the whiny shrieking -- are a terrific team.
Peter Travers
I thought this film is one long corny cliché. Mar 6, 2006
I thought this film is one long corny cliché.
Richard Roeper
It's a satisfying piece of genre filmmaking and an underrated American crime story... Apr 22, 2016 | Full Review…
It's a satisfying piece of genre filmmaking and an underrated American crime story...
Sean Axmaker
Told in nearly real-time 16 Blocks stops and starts, putting in buffers for decent character moments between Jack and Eddie. It's necessary to understand why they do what they do, but it makes what they're doing occasionally dull. Mar 3, 2011 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
Told in nearly real-time 16 Blocks stops and starts, putting in buffers for decent character moments between Jack and Eddie. It's necessary to understand why they do what they do, but it makes what they're doing occasionally dull.
Joshua Starnes
16 Blocks is a good watch thanks to the performances of Bruce Willis and Mos Def. Jul 6, 2010 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
16 Blocks is a good watch thanks to the performances of Bruce Willis and Mos Def.
Matthew Pejkovic
B-movie done with shrewd aplomb Aug 30, 2009 | Full Review…
B-movie done with shrewd aplomb
Fernando F. Croce
At its heart, this is actually an excellent film. But, as filmmakers seek to escalate the big action, believability suffers severely. Aug 20, 2007 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
At its heart, this is actually an excellent film. But, as filmmakers seek to escalate the big action, believability suffers severely.
Ross Anthony
There's a fine line between old-fashioned and cliched. Mar 24, 2007
There's a fine line between old-fashioned and cliched.
Brian Tallerico
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