16 Blocks
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: March 3, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
24
Mixed:
8
Negative:
2
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EmpireSimon Braund
A solid, bare-knuckle action-thriller. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
It's a cobbled together mess of clichés that fails to surprise at any of its turns. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
It's a small movie trying to seem epic, or a bloated monster trying to seem lean (real B movies don't have 14 producers), but it's clear that at 99 minutes, 16 Blocks should've been at least 20 minutes shorter still. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Richard Wenk's familiar screenplay laboriously establishes Willis as an exhausted, limping shell of a man rotting internally from decades of alcoholism and self-hatred. Yet whenever the film requires it, Willis magically morphs into a super-cop with the lightning-fast reflexes of an 18-year-old Navy SEAL. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Willis' performance mystifies, while Mos Def's mesmerizes. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Another urban action thriller that's better than some, worse than most and so forgettable that it's possible to forget it while watching it? Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneAllison Benedikt
Willis never develops a rapport with Def, and in the end it's not the predictable action but this lack of chemistry and camaraderie that sinks 16 Blocks. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
No one can dismiss 16 Blocks as a mere formula flick -- it's a mere two or three formula flicks all fighting for top billing. Read full review
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