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Assault On Precinct 13 (DVD, 2005) (French)
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To survive the night, cops and criminals alike will have to unite and fight. A classic head-to-head showdown ignites in Assault on Precinct 13, an all-new update of the 1976 John Carpenter classic. With only a few hours left in the calendar year, Precinct 13, one of Detroit's oldest precinct houses, is closing. Amid heavy snowfall and unsafe road conditions, only a few lawmen remain on duty for New Year's Eve. They are headed by Sergeant Jake Roenick (Ethan Hawke), a good cop wrestling with bad memories of a fatal undercover op from the previous spring. Roenick and Precinct 13 have both seen better days. Early on December 31st, deep in the city, formidable crime lord Marion Bishop (Laurence Fishburne), is cornered by an undercover cop. Their ensuing struggle leaves the cop dead - and Bishop captured, by the Organized Crime and Racketeering squad that Marcus Duvall (Gabriel Byrne) runs. Bishop is handcuffed and herded onto a prison bus with several criminals: junkie Beck (John Leguizamo), hustler Smiley (Jeffrey "Ja Rule" Atkins), and gang member Anna (Aisha Hinds). But the battering snowstorm stops the bus well short of its high-security destination and strands it at the remote Precinct 13 - where, as night falls, the prisoners are temporarily incarcerated. This influx of prisoners irks Roenick, almost as much as visiting police psychologist Alex Sabian (Maria Bello) does. But Precinct 13's provocative secretary Iris Ferry (Drea de Matteo) and salty veteran cop Jasper "Old School" O'Shea (Brian Dennehy) won't let the increasing workload deter them from celebrating... ...until two masked gunmen break in and attack the guards from the bus. The gunmen are just barely beaten back, and everyone inside Precinct 13 realizes that more will come - to extract crime lord Bishop, but also armed and ready to shoot anyone and everyone else. The cops, looking to the reluctant Roenick for leadership, and the cons, looking to the steely Bishop for an angle, must join forces to live. Fortifying themselves with minimal weaponry and maximum courage, they will not go gently into the bad night. As they fight to the death, the thin lines between good and bad bleed together.Read full review
In 1976, writer-director John Carpenter brought us a tense, scary thriller - enhanced by his own dramatic music - about an American police station under siege by a gang of psychos. It was a real blast. This 2005 remake from French director Jean-Francois Richet is not in the same class but is exciting, with plenty of action, and is well worth a look. It benefits from a broodingly menacing performance from Laurence Fishburne as the gangster at the heart of the drama.
A highly entertaining action film with director Richet delivering a Fast paced thriller with violence and Plot twist. If you like action films then this is a must.
Brilliant film. I saw the original back in the 70's (which then was also GREAT. This latest version was actually better than the 1st version.The underlying plot was quite sinister, especially the police involvement. But if you have not seen it-buy it, you will not be disappointed.
I am a great fan of BRIAN DENNEHY, which is why I bought the film. It is a good action packed film, cleverly written and acted.
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