| | | Includes Shocking Alternate Ending Not Seen In Theaters.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.40:1, Dolby Digital (5.1); Dolby Surround Sound, Alternate endings, Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailer, English, French, Spanish Subtitled
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. Running Time: 102 min.Format: DVD MOVIE
"16 Blocks is a sure fire hit! " Shawn Edwards/FOX-TV
"An amazing thrill ride filled with twists and turns..." Maria Salas/NBC-TV
"...filled with non-stop action!" Jim Ferguson, ABC TV
"Bruce Willis gives his best performance in years..." Rolling Stone
"The action sequences are adept and the leads likeable..." Total Film
Editor's Note
Directed by Richard Donner (SUPERMAN, LETHAL WEAPON), 16 BLOCKS is a tale of corrupt police officers, a Grand Jury witness, and one cop who is trying to do the right thing. Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) is weary. A lame leg and a love affair with alcohol make him a virtual joke at the NYPD. Tired and ready to head home, Mosley is assigned one last job before he can punch out: pick up petty thief Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) in lock-up and transport him to the courthouse where he is set to testify before the Grand Jury. Only 16 New York City blocks separate the two, but it might as well be a million miles. Soon, the officer and his charge find themselves under fire, becoming the target of someone who wants to keep Bunker from testifying. Escaping the initial attack, Mosley calls for backup only to discover that corrupt police officers, including his ex-partner Frank Nugent (David Morse), want Bunker out of the picture.Mosley surprises everyone--maybe even himself--by doing the right thing and saving Bunker from certain death. With only 118 minutes to get the witness to the courthouse before the case will be thrown out, Mosley pulls out every trick in the book. He maneuvers Bunker through the crowded, confined streets of Manhattan's Chinatown towards their destination, trying to avoid the police officers who are hunting them down as they race against time. Willis fully inhabits Mosley, a washed-up cop who is haunted by his past decisions, and Mos Def is right on target as Bunker, a chatty career criminal being hunted just as he is ready to turn his life around and make something of himself.
| 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 | | Widescreen Presentation | | Audio: English Dolby Digital (5.1); Dolby Surround Sound | | Subtitles: English, Spanish, French |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 12/8/2009 |
| Running Time: 102 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 81040 | | UPC: 00012569810402 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.40:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"Bruce Willis gives his best performance in years -- his acting has a lived-in authenticity that pairs up beautifully with his still-potent star power." 03/23/2006 p.74-75Total Film
3 stars out of 5 -- "The action sequences are adept and the leads likeable..." 06/01/2006 p.48 Sight and Sound
"That 16 BLOCKS more readily evokes the likes of SERPICO and PRINCE OF THE CITY, both directed by Sidney Lumet, is indicative of a more mature approach to the themes of police corruption and personal redemption." 06/01/2006 p.70 Rolling Stone
3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] well-acted thriller about life on both sides of the thin blue line." 06/29/2006 p.79 Uncut
3 stars out of 4 -- "Def's jittery ramblings provide the zing and Donner deftly handles the action sequences..." 09/01/2006 p.126 Variety.com 7 of 10
...a movie by Richard Donner that's closer to a compact film noir than to the many gimmicky entertainments of the vet director's past. Told mostly in real time, pic sticks to its guns as a spare account of how a routine transport of a witness to a courtroom turns into a chaotic cat-and-mouse chase, with police criminality at its core. Dramatic strength of Bruce Willis playing a worn-out cop will present commercial challenges in snaring a youth-oriented opening weekend crowd, but vid should pick up the slack. - Robert Koehler
Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
The movie has been directed by Richard Donner, a specialist in combining action, chase scenes and humor (see "Lethal Weapon," etc). Here he starts with three good performances: Willis, world-weary and yet with a spark of defiance; Mos Def, whose speaking role is more or less the same as the movie's running time; and David Morse, evil and bureaucratic in equal measure. - Roger Ebert
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