Assault on Precinct 13
Starring: Brian Dennehy, Ethan Hawke, Ja Rule, John Leguizamo, Laurence Fishburne, Maria Bello
Details: US/ 109 mins/ (18s).
A product of its time, John Carpenter's original had an edge and grit about it - even if it looked like its entire budget was about $12. This remake's production values may be substantially higher, but it feels like a superficial glossy reproduction, replacing the unpredictability and raw tension of the original with pointless brutality. In circumstances this rarefied, there's not an awful lot that the actors can do, but neither Hawke or Fishburne seem all together bothered by the fact that they're slumming it in this limp retreading. Do yourself a favour and rent the original instead.
Review by Garreth Murphy
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