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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 75 reviews)
Sales Rank: 69
Category: DVD
Author: Willis/cozart/morse
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Studio: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Label: Warner Home Video
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 102 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 012569810402
EAN: 0012569810402
ASIN: B000FFL2G6
Release Date: June 13, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: March 3, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Fully recovering from the wretched flop Timeline, director Richard Donner brings seasoned skill to 16 Blocks, 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 Conspiracy Theory) while leaving plenty of room for Willis and especially Mos Def (in a critically acclaimed performance) to develop their flawed yet admirable characters. 16 Blocks may be a standard-issue thriller in many respects, but as a showcase for its appealing cast, it quickly rises above its generic limitations.--Jeff Shannon
Description
An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse. There are however forces at work trying to prevent them from making it.
DVD Features:
Alternate endings:Includes shocking alternate ending not shown in theaters; can be viewed by itself or branched from film
Deleted Scenes:with Commentary by director Richard Donner and writer Richard Wenk
Theatrical Trailer
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Customer Reviews: Read 70 more reviews...
 Great Movie! July 17, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great movie and it is a shame that it didn't get the attention it deserved while in theaters. Bruce Willis does a great job, there is plenty of action, and there may even be a sequel!
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 El Stinkeria!!! Minus one star. July 16, 2006
Impossible premise. A washed-up drunken sloth of a cop suddenly becomes wholly functional to help (Huggy Bear) a worthless jerk that you can't understand a word from, and he's the sober one...this is entertainment? NOT! Do NOT waist your time and money on the pathetic turkey. Worst Willis film I have seen. Morse had nothing to work with, so he also got sucked into the mud. P U! El Stinkeria!
 "There are definitely signs everywhere"......... July 16, 2006
`16 Blocks' is a kind of movie you can really only watch once and even at that you'll be correctly guessing what happens next as it goes through loads of familiar developments with a lot of unsubtle foreshadowing. I'm surprised that Richard Donner managed to make a film so tepid because he is really great in doing action/thrillers.
Bruce Willis does what he does best. He plays a downbeat, alcoholic cop who is talked into transporting a witness Mos Def to the courthouse to testify against dirty cops. Mos Def delivers an outstanding performance in this movie, but there are times he would drive you crazy due to his constant rambling, but he does adds a lot of depth to his character and to the movie as a whole. In return, the viewers are able to sympathize with him.
Since the film runs 102 minutes and they have 118 minutes to get to the courthouse, it's not strictly in real time. But it did very much remind me of `Phone Booth' in terms of brisk pacing and bustling New York backdrop. A suspension of disbelief is seriously required as a few completely implausible things happen regarding this movie. There are really clever twists and thoughtful turns, but, when push comes to shove, there's nothing better in this film than ones that Bruce has done many times before. And we've seen him in more dire straits than these.
Thankfully both main actors stay into character, so that the unexpected ending fits into the movie without jarring the mood of the piece. The mood is just like Willis's character: dark, weary, and dispassionate. It is, in the end, a movie that focuses on character rather than action. Just when I thought that the movie was going to have me accepting the epiphany as a typical Hollywood cliche, it offers an explanation that is quite believable.
 Good story line July 12, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Starts a little slow, but I'm glad I kept watching. It was a different story line and for once Bruce Willis isn't wearing a 'white hat', more of a gray hat. He's not the good guy, but ends up doing the right thing. Good story line with complicated twists in the plot.
Chrissy K. McVay - Author
48 Hours in 16 Blocks July 10, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
16 Blocks is a relatively predictable 48 Hours-esque picture, but it kept me glued for the full length of the film.
The story is familiar: Burnt out cop is forced to hook up with a talkative convict until a task is complete. In this movie the task is getting the convict from point A to point B in just under 2 hours...not 48 Hours.
A little imagination needs to be used with some of the action, and the responsiveness of NYC's finest is (as Hollywood always does) ridiculed. But that aside, there's suspense, comical dialogue, twists and overall 16 Blocks was an enjoyable ride.
16 Blocks is a 4 star rental, but a forgettable purchase (sorry Amazon). Rent it.
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