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Assault on Precinct 13
2005 109 min United States of America, France, Canada R 18+
★6.3
Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Director: Jean-François Richet
🎭 Based on
«Assault on Precinct 13»
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Description
On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and criminals to save themselves from a mob looking to kill mobster Marion Bishop.
Budget:
$30M
US Gross:
$20.04M
Worldwide:
$35.29M
Starring
Ethan Hawke
Actor
Laurence Fishburne
Actor
Gabriel Byrne
Actor
Awards
1 win & 2 nominations total
Key opinion
The 2005 remake of Assault on Precinct 13 is a polarizing action film that succeeds for some as a tense, atmospheric siege thriller, while others dismiss it as a cliché-ridden and illogical reinterpretation. Opinions are sharply divided on whether the character dynamics and gritty aesthetic elevate the material or fail to justify the departure from John Carpenter’s original.
| Cinematography | The cinematography effectively utilizes lighting, shadow, and dynamic camera work to create a visceral, gritty atmosphere. | |
| Production | The film features realistic, practical action sequences and intense pyrotechnics that successfully avoid over-reliance on CGI. | |
| Acting | Ethan Hawke and Lawrence Fishburne are the subject of intense debate; some praise their compelling antagonistic chemistry, while others find them miscast or lacking in screen presence. | |
| Screenplay | The script is widely criticized for its simplistic plot, glaring logical holes, and an over-reliance on stale action-movie clichés. | |
| Adaptation | The film’s status as a remake is divisive; some appreciate the modernization of the siege premise, while others argue it loses the taut, low-budget charm of the 1976 original. | |
| Editing | The editing is frequently criticized for being jarring and manual in a way that disrupts the cohesion and flow of the action scenes. |