Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

lesliewilliams-45723 Cop Willis is assigned the task of escorting criminal Bey to court where he will testify against rogue cops, and the cops will do anything to silence him.A simple premise and hardly original but still potentially entertaining, but in this case - no. The plot is straight-forward and yet littered with implausible moments, even the 'twists' are obvious. As for the dialogue - after being gratuitously assaulted by Bey's unending excrutiating verbal diarrhoea, I started hoping the rogue cops would succeed - quickly. Anything to end this nightmare.

Mr-Fusion I guess you can think of "16 Blocks" as "Midnight Run" played as a straight action movie. That kinda sounds like a joke, but it's a fairly accurate comparison. Except instead of buddy movie, it's beaten-down Bruce Willis and Mos Def racing against both clock and crooked cops. The action unfolds in bursts and the movie would probably feel a lot more generic were it not for the character study involved.To that end, it's pretty good. Willis (hard as I am on the guy) is great as a burnt-out cop with a conscience. There's no smirking his way through this movie. And Mos Def wrings surprising sympathy out of such a limited role. I can't say whether either one of them steals the movie, but both put in the effort. And the capacity for change is a theme we can all get behind.7/10

g-bodyl I thought 16 Blocks was going to be one of those movies that would be a prime example of a Die Hard ripoff. But actually if you can get through the first ten minutes, the movie is a different kind of movie than Die Hard. The movie tackle themes such as police corruption, which is big these days apparently. The movie itself features plenty of action and shoot-em-up scenes and there are quite a few showdowns between Bruce Willis's character and the NYPD, which make things quite interesting.Richard Donner's film is about a washed-up, alcoholic NYPD detective named Jack Moseley who is given a simple task of escorting a witness sixteen blocks to a courthouse where a trial is taking place. But those sixteen blocks are the hardest blocks to walk because Jack has ex-partners who want the witness, a fast-taking dude named Eddie Bunker dead.Bruce Willis does a great job as the washed-up cop. Then again, he should because he played John McClane five times in the Die Hard installments. As for Mos Def, it might take some time to warm up to his character. He has such a grating voice, but his personality is quite sweet and I felt the bakery subplot to be touching. David Morse plays a good role as the corrupt cop always on Jack's tail.Overall, 16 Blocks is a highly entertaining action movie if one can forgive the action movie clichés and the annoying voice of Mos Def. The film breezes by in its rapid storytelling and there are a few moments of humor to be had. The film is expertly directed by Donner, who knows a thing or two about action movies. This film is not the Die Hard ripoff I was expecting. I rate this film 8/10.

grandmastersik Bruce Willis plays a drunk cop used to turning a blind eye, in what anyone with half a brain will figure out as being the Big Twist before half an hour has been played out.Regrettably predictable with an incredibly annoying witness Willis is supposed to escort to testify (the name "Mos Def" made me think he's some kind of rapper, which the producers probably figured would bring in a bigger pre-established fan-base), it's hard to not want corrupt cops to just shoot the bugger in the face and put him out of our misery.Willis, of course, tries to do the right thing throughout, and refrains from seriously injurying New York's not-so finest, which added a nice touch to the action scenes and growing resentment his fellow detectives feel towards him, but unfortunately, the tension never quite develops to the level it should be at, rendering what could have been an excellent film very much a middle-of-the-road one.The ending is somewhat touching and unexpected, but it's best watched alone, as then it's a much more engrossing film than if viewed with company who could easily be unimpressed after 45 minutes and divert your attention elsewhere.