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(1 - 36) of 36 OFCS Rating: 50% Rotten Page   1   "The movie isn't good enough for him, but all the same [David] Morse manages to give as fine a performance as the material allows. Finer."   Blogcritics.org   Alan Dale C- "It's nice to see director Richard Donner back in action, but his style yearns for a tight, effective screenplay -- something that is not provided here."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark A- "16 Blocks is a cozy, spry little humdinger, returning Donner to material that nurtures his confidence, and offers a limited location he can get creative with."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf 2.5/5 "It's like the cops say: Move along, nothing to see here."   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti C+ "Mos Def doesn't so much steal scenes as palm them away from the action around him to create an oasis of naturalism."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "Richard Donner's latest buddy-action flick is thick with wrong decisions."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2.5/4 "The film is entertaining enough."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 1.5/4 "The premise, which has been seen countless times before and done with far more style and flair, is terribly thin."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 3/5 "El oficio del director Richard Donner convierte a este policial de rutina en un digno entretenimiento. Ni más ni menos."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio C+ "People who go to action movies want to see action, while people who go to character dramas want the characters to be deeper and more interesting than these ones."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2/4 "Donner could have put up a large ticking red timer in the top right corner of the screen and the only tension derived would still be waiting for the cigarette burns to appear."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress C "16 Blocks had me, then it lost me -- and how."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 2/4 "Unfortunately, Donner has run out of ammunition with his latest hedonistic handcuff actioner 16 Blocks...a tired and derivative take on the "weary cop syndrome"."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng B- "Basically an outdoor version of Assault on Precinct 13, but though it's...just a popcorn movie, it's an expertly crafted, enjoyable accompaniment to the kernels."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/4 "Despite occasional bursts of suspense, the movie as a whole plays out as a long 95 minutes, with its lack of inventiveness leading us more frequently into tediousness than tension."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 6/10 "The film works overall with enough suspense and speed to make up for its few faults..."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 6/10 "Willis salvages what is essentially a routine thriller and elevates it to something worth watching."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio "Efficiently directed by Richard Donner from a convenient screenplay by Richard Wenk, 16 Blocks takes audiences over familiar terrain."   Light Views   John Larsen 4/10 "The film works better if you think of it as an extra-long mission from True Crime: New York City, only with better-looking cut-scenes and a lamer soundtrack."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 2.5/5 "Better than expected but still just OK...if you need some air conditioning and V for Vendetta is sold out (as it should be), you could do much worse than this movie for a little fun."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 3.5/5 "[Willis] plays an alcoholic, washed up, has-been cop down on his luck... again"   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr B- "Willis has never looked rougher or more ragged than he does here as Jack Mosley, a walking death wish who discovers his sense of justice still has the spark of life. "   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3/4 "The film's saving grace isn't that its plot is particularly unpredictable, it's that [director Richard] Donner and screenwriter Richard Wenk give the actors time to put some flesh on their characters' bones."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh "[G]oes all the way around from snark to serious, starts out like it's gonna rag on Die Hard and ends up being way more thoughtful and actually even sorta solemn about dirty cops, systemic corruption, and how damn exhausting New York City can be."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson B+ "Sure direction of a well-constructed script by Richard Donner, balancing tension, thrills, and a few well-placed laughs, with sharp, clever performances by Willis, Def, and Morse. "   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 2/4 "The film kicks and lurches like a dying jalopy, undermining the otherwise lean efficiency with which Donner steers his metropolitan odyssey."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 3/5 "Em seus melhores momentos, lembra alguns dos filmes policiais mais cínicos dos anos 70; nos piores, parece os exemplares do gênero mais inofensivos e escapistas dos anos 90."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 3.5/5 "Thanks to a compact story and some economical direction, it actually ends up better than it has any right to be."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 3.5/4 "This is such solid filmmaking that even the plot improbabilities and too-steady pace don't ruin it."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C "Time and again, it paints its heroes into a series of fascinating corners, only to set them free with uninspired and compulsory waves of its hand."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B- "... a satisfying piece of genre filmmaking."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 3/4 "a polished, professional, by-the-book approach to the improving real-time plot strategy."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell "This is a sturdy little cop thriller, and even when it stretches the bounds of plausibility, you go with it, partly because you believe -- almost against your better judgment -- in what the characters are doing."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 6/10 "It's a taut escapist tale - and not until afterwards do you realize how absurd the concept is with its contrived, clock-ticking deadline."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 1.5/4 "An ending so Pollyannaish that I expected a chorus of animated daisies to jump out of somebody's ***."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 3/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito  (1 - 36) of 36 OFCS Rating: 50% Rotten Page   1