Ethan Hawke seems to be playing a cop again; this time he has emotional problems and a pill popping habit because of a drug bust gone wrong. Laurence Fishburne is a bad ass Machiavellian hitman/gangster who makes it known he will only be keeping someone alive as long as they are of use to him. They are the main leads, though tight directing, a good story and lots of action fuel the movie.

There are a few down sides to ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13, Ja Rule is in it but on the bright side he dies (though not soon enough).

ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 is one of the best cop action thrillers to come out in a long time. It’s a cool movie and everyone in it except Ja Rule is cool, we’re talking Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Byrne, John Leguiziamo and Brian Dennehy. 

ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 won’t change your life but it will be entertaining, very entertaining and very cool.

CAST: Ethan Hawk, Laurence Fishburne, Ja Rule, Maria Bello, Peter Bryant, and Gabriel Byrne
DIRECTOR: Jean-Francois Richet
RUNNING TIME: 103 Minutes 
AGE RESTRICTION: 16 LV
GENRE: Action Thriller
RELEASE DATE: 27 May 2005
RATING: 8/10

“Differs Totally From The Original And Is Very Cool”

Review by Punjabi_Goth for Africasgateway

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