16 Blocks (2006)

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Genre : Crime/Action
Country : USA

Cast :
Bruce Willis : Jack Mosley
Mos Def : Eddie Bunker
David Morse : Frank Nugent

Regisseur :
Richard Donner

Summary
Jack Mosley, a burnt-out detective, is assigned the unenviable task of transporting a fast-talking convict from jail to a courthouse 16 blocks away. However, along the way he learns that the man is supposed to testify against Mosley's colleagues, and the entire NYPD wants him dead. Mosley must choose between loyalty to his colleagues and protecting the witness, and never has such a short distance seemed so long...

My Opinion


Hey, Bruce Willis plays in this movie ! As a Willis fan I had to see this film and assumed this would be a top movie again. Surprise numero uno: Bruce is actually a discarded detective with a serious alcohol problem. Finally a rendition that's slightly a bit different than that of McClane. In the end I thought it was a top performance of Bruce.

Mos Def plays the really dorky criminal Eddie who isn't exactly able to commit a crime and who needs to be escorted by Bruce Willis to a courthouse 16 blocks further. Eddie is going to give a statement there, which could be disadvantageous for some corrupt agents (yep, they're back). That strange nasal accent he's using sounded funny in the beginning and made me laugh once and a while. Eventually I actually thought it fitted him perfectly. Although the story itself takes place over a distance of 16 blocks, this film had several twists making it still exciting.

And of course there's the famous Bruce Willis humor : dry as ever. Although I must say that Moss contributed as well.
Jack Mosley: You're not gonna die on me are you?
Eddie Bunker: I dunno, I ain't never died before. 


In my opinion an excellent movie

My rating 8/10
Links : IMDB

Boy Wonder (2010)

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Genre : Crime/Action
Country : USA

Cast :
Caleb Steinmeyer : Sean Donovan
Zulay Henao : Teresa Ames
Bill Sage : Terry Donovan

Director :
Michael Morrissey

Summary
A young Brooklyn boy witnesses the brutal murder of his mother and grows up obsessed with finding her killer. Thus begins his life as a quiet, straight-A student by day and a self-appointed hero at night. But what is a real hero? And who decides what is right or wrong? As the boundaries blur, Sean's dual life wears on his psyche and his two worlds careen dangerously close to colliding. Like a graphic novel you can't put down, Boy Wonder challenges morality, distorting perceptions of what is right and what is justified, as it races to its shocking conclusion.

My Opinion
 
I was pleasantly surprised by this film. A typical revenge-movie. But it was put together pretty well  with a surprising end. Steinmeyer plays the teen who's hungry for revenge in a very realistic way. He looked tormented the whole movie.

The few fight scenes are short but energetic and pure violent. Boy Wonder is actually not so bad when you think of all the other crap thriller that have flooded the market recent years. Keep an eye on that guy Caleb. I think we'll hear from him much more in the future !

My rating 8/10
Links : IMDB , Moviemeter