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Name: ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 ('05)
Released: 2005-1-19
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Gabriel Byrne, John Leguizamo, Ja Rule, Maria Bello

ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 ('05)

R
1h 49m
2005

60%

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Oscar-nominees Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne star in this re-telling of the John Carpenter '70s classic. A police captain (Hawke) must put together a force of cops and criminals to defend the soon-to-close Precinct 13 when they come under attack by a gang intent on freeing their imprisoned boss (Fishburne). Also starring Golden Globe-nominee Maria Bello, Golden Globe-winner Brian Dennehy, and rapper Ja Rule.

Director:

Jean-François Richet

Producer:

Pascal Caucheteux, Stephane Sperry, Jeffrey Silver

Writer:

James DeMonaco

Cast:

Ethan Hawke, Gabriel Byrne, John Leguizamo, Ja Rule, Maria Bello, Drea de Matteo, Laurence Fishburne, Brian Dennehy

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

60%

Critics Consensus: This remake has been praised by some as an expertly made B-movie, and dismissed by others as formulaic.

Reviews

Radio Times

Sloan Freer

Every frame of this film crackles with raw energy, as Richet cranks up the tension, economically exploiting sight, sound and extreme violence to gripping effect.

... a lean, clean, tough little movie that doesn’t overplay its story or overcomplicate the narrative.... [F]ar more engrossing and satisfying than the empty big-budget overkill that gluts the action movie market.

...while Carpenter's version should be preferred by cineastes, casual views should do just fine with DeMonaco's spare, lean thriller...

If you are going to remake a cult film classic, it darn well ought to be better than the original. Jean-Francois Richet apparently ignored this tidbit of Filmmaking 101 wisdom when he was putting together Assault on Precinct 13.

Assault on Precinct 13 is fun, engaging, and a little clichéd, but amongst the recent crop of bland action films for the whole family, it stands tall as an example of how to do one right.

June 22, 2017

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