2019 · crime · action · drama
21 Bridges
Directed by Brian Kirk1h 40m2019
An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him.
Our read: 21 Bridges (2019) reads as a heavy, kinetic, grounded crime · action · drama entry — extreme in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme crime / action, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, epic, cold.
- heavy
- brisk
- extreme
- cold
- twisty
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“You want a tight NYC manhunt noir with Boseman carrying moral weight.”
Skip it tonight — You want pure action; this is talky conspiracy with a heavy ending register.
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