16 Blocks
September 17, 2009 - 7:36 am
Willis, as usual, is fine and Donner, at least keeps things thriller in the style and look. But this movie should have been a fast race against time thriller in the mold of speed or just in time.
There are so many deaf dialogue breaks to make the film that never gets an advantage of the excitement of the seat. That is mixed with a clear 
inaction (taking into account the bus scene out of control is good but too short) and an annoying performance “Mos def make this a good idea on paper, but poor in implementation.
If you feel the need to rent this - see the alternate ending is one of those times when you have not labeled with the finished product.