Assault on Precinct 13 Reviews

Assault on Precinct 13 Review
by Laura Clifford (Rating: B)
On a snowy New Years Eve, Sgt. Jake Roenick (Ethan Hawke, "Before Sunset") and his administrator Iris (Drea de Matteo, TV's "Joey") are packing away the contents of their old building which is slated for closure before indulging in some hard partying....more

Assault on Precinct 13 Review
by Susan Granger (Rating: 6/10)
Susan Granger's review of "Assault on Precinct 13" (Rogue Pictures/Focus Features) As remakes go, this action thriller is a notch above the rest. Granted, the characters are predictable caricatures and you could drive a police cruiser through the...more

Assault on Precinct 13 Review
by Ryan Ellis
I kept thinking of last year's 'Dawn Of The Dead' remake during 'Assault On Precinct 13'. They're both solid (and very loud...and VERY bloody) remakes of '70s genre movies, similar in style and spirit. The George Romero and John Carpenter originals...more

Assault on Precinct 13 Review
by Johnny Betts (Rating: 3.5/5)
Welp, check your Action Movie Clichés Dictionary and you'll find the answer. Problems arise when a van transporting Laurence Fishburne and other hardened criminals to the city jail finds itself unable to traverse Detroit's icy streets. What are the...more

Assault on Precinct 13 Review
by Robin Clifford (Rating: B-)
It's New Year's Eve and Detroit Police Sergeant Jake Roenick (Ethan Hawke) is the man in charge on the last night of his station house as a going law enforcement concern. He and his skeleton crew of retiring cop Jasper O'Shea (Brian Dennehy) and...more

Assault on Precinct 13 Review
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3.5/4)
Happy New Year moviegoers. The studios have just sent you the best film of the new year, ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13, a thrilling remake that is a complete throwback of a picture right down to its old movie music. It's New Year's too, or almost, at police...more

Assault on Precinct 13 Review
by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: A-)
Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten Rogue Pictures Grade: A- Directed by: Jean-Francois Richet Written by: James DeMonaco, earlier film by John Carpenter Cast: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Byrne, Jeffrey Ja Rule Atkins, Aisha Hinds, John Leguizamo,...more