Movie Review

Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)

EW's GRADE
C+

Details Release Date: Jan 21, 2005; Rated: R; Length: 109 Minutes; With: Laurence Fishburne and Ethan Hawke; Distributor: Rogue Pictures

A volatile yet lunkheaded remake of John Carpenter's 1976 B movie. In Detroit, a crumbly police station with drug officer-turned-desk jockey Ethan Hawke in charge comes under siege by a squad of rogue cops. It's none too plausible (wouldn't there be some way on God's digital earth to signal for help?), yet parts of the picture are fun anyway.

Originally posted Jan 31, 2005 Published in issue #804-805 Feb 04, 2005 Order article reprints
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