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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 Mar 2006

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…

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By David Elliott (754) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 03 Mar 2006

16 Blocks never makes much sense of its crammed geography or gives the actors more than generic options…

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By Gary Goldstein (1,089) for Reel.com (1,232) on 03 Mar 2006

Though it aims higher than the average cop thriller, 16 Blocks rarely rises above its far-fetched plot and wham-bang mayhem…

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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 03 Mar 2006

The movie is not likely to do much for the image of New York's finest, but it's an improbably entertaining 'B,' elevated by Willis' muted performance…

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By Kit Bowen (393) for Hollywood.com (1,014) on 03 Mar 2006

Oh, no, there's nothing formulaic about 16 Blocks, not at all…

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By John Venable (339) for Supercala.com (431) on 03 Mar 2006

Mos Def's channelling of Flava Flav is questionable, but entertaining...so is the film…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 03 Mar 2006

Unlike the usual dirty cop thriller, 16 Blocks patiently develops into a straightforward drama without useless love interests or improbable twists…

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By Robert W. Butler (884) for Kansas City Star (1,573) on 03 Mar 2006

16 Blocks fails to impress as either an action film or a buddy movie. Almost every effect it reaches for falls short…

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By Amy Biancolli (582) for Houston Chronicle (970) on 03 Mar 2006

Its dialogue is sassy, its plotting is taut (maybe too taut, as key segues are AWOL), but 16 Blocks has more on the brain than mere distraction…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 03 Mar 2006

While 16 Blocks may be two blocks and three left-hand turns too long, it's still one sturdy cop thriller, filled with grit, corruption, action…

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By John Monaghan (292) for Detroit Free Press (942) on 03 Mar 2006

The Lethal Weapon movies were all about charismatic actors breathing life into stock characters. That doesn't happen with Willis and Def…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 03 Mar 2006

16 Blocks only gets more ludicrous and contrived as it goes along…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denver Rocky Mountain News (608) on 03 Mar 2006

16 Blocks emerges from the seasonal shadows to provide a fair measure of entertainment…

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By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 03 Mar 2006

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…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 03 Mar 2006

16 Blocks is a burger movie, served by an old pro: 76-year-old director Richard Donner, who hasn't done work this interesting since the other…

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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 03 Mar 2006

16 Blocks feels like a remake of Clint Eastwood's The Gauntlet. The Gauntlet was exciting nonsense…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 03 Mar 2006

When [Bruce Willis] tries - as he did in Sin City and does here - he really can be a strong actor…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 03 Mar 2006

They don't blossom, however, and all Donner and company can bring to life is a solid 'good,' and while that's sure to be more than enough for…

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By Rick Groen (1,350) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 03 Mar 2006

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…

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By Steve Tilley (62) for Jam! Movies (2,396) on 03 Mar 2006

Sadly, it's not human and gritty enough that we'll take anything away from it after the neatly tied-up climax and epilogue play themselves…

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