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An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
What critics thought
Critics landed in a cautious middle ground on this Richard Donner thriller — willing to credit Willis and Mos Def for genuine chemistry, but unconvinced the material deserved them. The script's third-act drift into sentiment and a premise that felt thoroughly borrowed from earlier films kept most reviewers from full enthusiasm.
“the clichés come thick on the ground”
Michael Atkinson·The Village Voice
“Until Richard Wenk's script drives the characters into a brick wall of pukey sentiment, it's a wild ride.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“character performance that's completely unexpected in an action movie”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Richard DonnerDirector
Bruce WillisJack Mosley
Yasiin BeyEddie Bunker
David MorseFrank Nugent
Jenna SternDiane Mosley
Casey SanderCaptain Dan Gruber
Cylk CozartJimmy Mulvey
David ZayasRobert Torres
Robert RackiJerry Shue
Patrick GarrowTouhey
Sasha RoizKaller
Conrad PlaOrtiz
Hechter UbarryMaldonado
Klaus BadeltComposer
Richard WenkWriter16 Blocks
An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
What critics thought
Critics landed in a cautious middle ground on this Richard Donner thriller — willing to credit Willis and Mos Def for genuine chemistry, but unconvinced the material deserved them. The script's third-act drift into sentiment and a premise that felt thoroughly borrowed from earlier films kept most reviewers from full enthusiasm.
“the clichés come thick on the ground”
Michael Atkinson·The Village Voice
“Until Richard Wenk's script drives the characters into a brick wall of pukey sentiment, it's a wild ride.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“character performance that's completely unexpected in an action movie”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Richard DonnerDirectorBruce WillisJack MosleyYasiin BeyEddie BunkerDavid MorseFrank NugentJenna SternDiane MosleyCasey SanderCaptain Dan GruberCylk CozartJimmy MulveyDavid ZayasRobert TorresRobert RackiJerry ShuePatrick GarrowTouheySasha RoizKallerConrad PlaOrtizHechter UbarryMaldonadoKlaus BadeltComposerRichard WenkWriterStream
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