Los Angeles Times
A savvy and extensive reworking of John Carpenter's 1976 cult classic of the same name.
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Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Maria Bello and John Leguizamo star in this 2005 remake of John Carpenter's '70s siege classic, centred on a police station where officers and criminals are forced to team up and defend themselves from armed foes surrounding the building.
2005Rating: R109 minsUSA, France
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Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) / Reviews
The New York Times
Don't avoid the new Assault on Precinct 13 because it's a remake. There are plenty of other reasons.
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A smart script, edgy acting and a gradual accumulation of suspense set-pieces makes for a decent popcorn high.
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Entertainment Weekly
(The script) hasn't updated the isolated-precinct premise in a timely or thoughtful way.
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Hollywood Reporter
Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne provide enough gravitas to keep things involving even as some of the supporting characters fight a losing battle with caricature.
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Slant Magazine
A new “update” of John Carpenter’s 1976 genre classic that takes upon itself the burden of integrating every leaden cliche and token distraction that Carpenter wisely left out.
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Village Voice
A surprisingly credible action flick - even with Ethan Hawke in the role of a neurotic hipster police sergeant.
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Boston Globe
Carpenter's original was all action and little talk. No one in this movie knows when to shut up and shoot.
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San Francisco Chronicle
The script is fun. The editing is vigorous but coherent, and Hawke's attack on the role is loose and inspired.
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Seattle Times
Fans should appreciate the remake for what it is: a breathless little revisit to that old precinct house, expertly performed.
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Salon
A great deal of thought may have gone into the making of Assault on Precinct 13, but its tone and its rhythms are consistently out of whack.
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USA Today
The film has an appropriately dark and gritty look, but it suffers from some glaring problems.
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CNN
It's a good old-fashioned shoot-'em-up with a few nice twists and some very good acting.
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BBC
Richet introduces new twists and simmering character drama while avoiding pretensions to conserve the ferocity of the 1976 original.
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