16 Blocks
We're here to talk about 16 Blocks, the new Bruce Willis vehicle that also stars - maybe it's his vehicle - Mos Def and (not his vehicle) David Morse. We're here to say that this movie is deeply satisfying and also violent. We thought we'd put the "deeply satisfying" part first, because doncha wish you could avoid the violence?
Bruce Willis plays a bad cop whose drinking is meant to distract you from what's really going on. You think: He drinks too much because he's incompetent. Then you find out otherwise. While Mos Def never shuts up! Mos Def has a platinum future in chatterbox standup. The folks in the audience were laughing during this one, and there wasn't much to laugh at.
The only thing wrong with 16 Blocks is that, despite a wealth of "corroborative detail" that nails the lower-Manhattan setting, the movie doesn't really say anything about New York City. Rather it feeds on the clichés. A small point. Perhaps pictures of this kind really have to be set in Actionland, USA.
Anyone still want to be a cop?
