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January 21, 2005
At the Movies: Remade thriller is an assault on subtlety
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
AP Movie Critic
The phrase "cult classic" has been used to describe the original "Assault on Precinct 13," John Carpenter's 1976 urban Western about cops and criminals banding together inside a police station against a multicultural siege of gang members.
This new "Assault on Precinct 13" is a classic, too — a classic example of remaking a movie by making it bigger, louder and more obvious. It's a phenomenon that has stretched across every genre in recent memory: horror ("Dawn of the Dead"), comedy ("Shall We Dance?"), sci-fi ("The Stepford Wives") and adventure ("Around the World in 80 Days").
| ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 |
 Director: Jean-Francois Richet Cast: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, John Leguizamo, Maria Bello, Ja Rule, Drea de Matteo, Brian Dennehy, Gabriel Byrne Rating: R for strong violence and language throughout, and for some drug content Running time: 110 minutes |
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