Everyone who’s supposed to be good is given all the conveniences necessary to make sure they don’t have to make any morally difficult decisions, and the main character is that really annoying archetype where the film hints at moral complexity but the only reveals with his character reveal that he’s right and in the right about everything. The whole thing also feels like an iMovie template labeled “New York movie,” with nauseating caricatures and enough Manhattan skyline b-roll to make the Apple TV jealous. And worst of all, they don’t even play Mask Off in the movie.

Shoutout to the lady who loudly farted during the tense final standoff.

"Don't call it in. They're ours. "

About half of the actors in this film are actually good, but their delivery is quite staid — all of them. There was little tension due to the story tracking killer robbers. We already knew who they were. Despite some revelations and some dirt that was dug up, I was not that interested. The film turned out okay enough, but I can't wholeheartedly recommend it. 

Vegan alert: 
Slaughtered hogs hanging up and other chunks of raw meat on display

Far too many bridges imo

21 Bridges, produced by the Russo Brothers, directed by Brian Kirk and starring Chadwick Boseman, is crammed with unevenly balanced character construction, jumbled politics and plenty of scenario problems. Boseman plays detective Andre Davis who locks down the 21 major bridges that connect to the island of Manhattan as police hunt for two cop killers. In an attempt to offset the mounting levels of ridiculousness as the narrative trudges along, the filmmakers settle on delivering non-stop mediocre set pieces and worn-out genre themes in a movie which promptly evolves into a dreadful shambles.

An exciting chase movie with its strength being the non-stop action. Chadwick Boseman is a great leading man. A lot of characters might not be as developed as I would’ve liked, but the swift runtime makes 21 Bridges an easy watch for action fans. Predictable? Yes. However, the popcorn entertainment makes 21 Bridges well worth the cost of admission.

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There are some lovely shots of New York here, but not enough to make the film lovely.

It's very predictable and you should be able to guess who the baddie is from the trailer alone.

It is fairly entertaining though, even if I'm convinced that Chadwick Boseman isn't a very good actor.

The whole closing the bridges to Manhattan is hardly explored at all, like it happens but is never referenced much or adds anything to the plot. It is really a small gimmick in the background of a generic cop thriller.

Lovely shots of New York though.

Better than I was expecting. The gun violence was some of the best I've seen in theaters in a while and really showed how devastating they can be.

If it just kept to being a hard boiled, no frills thriller set in one night without adding the preposterous concepts. It would have been quite solid, the bullit ridden action is neatly done. However, it's laughably predictable with equally silly dialog. Generic as they come unfortunately.

This is a fairly straight forward cop movie elevated by the Black Panther himself, Chadwick Boseman. He truly hoists what could have been silly otherwise. He’s charged with finding two killers who just offed seven NYC cops and chooses to close off the island of Manhattan to do it. Those of you who’ve been to the Big Apple will understand how inane that premise is but let’s go with it. Sienna Miller is glammed down to play his partner. I would have loved this movie except for the musical score. It was so jarring and amateurish as to distract from the movie itself. I think that defines failure for whoever was responsible for it. It felt like a 1970’s TV movie musical score was copied and then amped up at precisely the wrong moments throughout. Despite this almost constant irritation it’s easy to engage with Boseman as the lone knight fighting in a sea of corruption. Good flick.

Decent action flick with an outstanding performance by Chadwick Boseman.

Not enough bridges

Standard cop/war on drugs movie no real surprises but a decent watch

i love taking the 7 train from 23rd street, riding one stop that lasts fifteen minutes, then getting off at grand central station

A solid cop movie that was a fun ride.