Video

16 Blocks traverses onto Blu-ray in a remarkably average 2.40:1, 1080p
high definition
transfer from Warner Brothers. Fortunately, “average” is still fairly good, and
16 Blocks,
amidst its decidedly bland appearance and uninteresting visual style, does make
for a decent
viewing experience for fans of this movie. The image has a soft look to it with
dull, lifeless colors,
but this seems to be the director-intended look for the film. Tan and gray hues
permeate
…

Audio

Just as understated and dull as the picture is the film’s soundtrack, presented
here with no
lossless or uncompressed audio option, offering listeners only a Dolby Digital 5.1
soundtrack. Not
much of a rear channel presence is to be heard during the more mundane scenes
where just
a hint of atmospherics are only occasionally heard. The action sequences,
obviously, pick up in intensity and
offer some
discrete sound effects scattered here and there in the back left and right cha…

Supplements

16 Blocks makes the rounds on Blu-ray with a disappointing selection of
extra features.
First up are several deleted scenes (480p, 19:51) with an introduction and
commentary by director
Richard Donner and writer Richard Wenk. We see Donner and Wenk appear every
now and then in
a small picture-in-picture window over the bottom right hand side of the screen.
Next is an
alternate ending to the film (480p, 6:39) that again features an introduction by
Donner and Wenk
dis…

Final Words

16 Blocks seems like the little movie that could. At the end of the day,
it’s not much more
than a standard-fare action/drama flick with a few nice performances, and it’s
hardly a memorable
picture. Nevertheless, every time I watch it, I cannot help but to be drawn in by
the end of the
movie, despite a rather tedious first half that screams for the disc to be ejected or
the channel
changed in favor of something else. What starts as a meandering, lifeless cop
drama bec……

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