Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
- Director: Jean-Francois Richet
- Based on novel: no
- Cast: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Byrne, Maria Bello, Drea DeMateo, John Leguizamo, Brian Dennehy, Ja Rule, Aisha Hinds
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in
- Ethan Hawke: Many, including Hamlet
- Laurence Fishburne: Many, including Othello
- Gabriel Byrne: Many
- Maria Bello: The Fifth Wave, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, The Jane Austen Book Club, A History of Violence, Secret Window
- Drea DeMateo: The Sopranos
- John Leguizamo: John Wick, Cymbeline, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Miracle at Santa Ana, Moulin Rouge, Romeo and Juliet, Carlito’s Way
- Brian Dennehy: Many
- Ja Rule: Pauly Shore Is Dead
- Aisha Hinds: Beyond Lights
- Why? The cast.
- Seen: 4 August 2024
New Year’s Eve in Detroit during a
blizzard. Trapped in Precinct 13 are traumatised cop Jake (Hawke), his
psychologist (Bello), his colleague (Dennehy), the office secretary Iris (DeMateo),
the drug warlord Bishop (Fishburne), and a few other crooks. Surrounding the
precinct are a bunch of bent cops led by Byrne), determined to kill them all to
prevent them from revealing their nefarious ways.
It’s evidently a re-make, not as good as
the original according to many, but I’ve not seen it so I don’t have to bother
comparing. Obviously things don’t go well. There’s danger and action and
shooting. The two women are sexy and scantily clad, the guys are all macho,
except one of the prisoners who is a woman and macho. Standard stuff.
It’s OK. I like the blizzard best. The cast deserves a better film.
2* of 5
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