![]() ![]() Simmons), tells him to forget the rules and execute the bad guys who slaughtered eight of his officers. Still, our man smells a rat when his boss, Capt. Sure, Internal Affairs is eager to nail him for excessive force, but Davis knows when to keep his temper in check, at least temporarily. Boseman is good cop Andre Davis, a detective with a rep for catching cop killers. Here, the heroes and villains are clearly labeled. In a solidly constructed conspiracy thriller you shouldn’t see the conspiracy coming. Or it would be “kaboom” if the script didn’t fizzle out right from the start. The initial premise of 21 Bridges is not without promise: To catch two cop killers, played by Taylor Kitsch (doing deranged like nobody’s business) and Stephan James (taking it down a notch from Homeland), the mayor closes all 21 bridges in and out of Manhattan. ![]() ![]() But he can’t blow down the dead end of a script by Adam Mervis and Matthew Michael Carnahan. The skilled TV director Brian Kirk ( Game of Thrones, Luther, Penny Dreadful), in his feature debut, huffs and puffs to keep the plot spinning. How do you screw that up? The prosecution offers as Exhibit A. This streets-of-New-York cop drama - shot in Philly, which should tell you something is off - has all the ingredients: adrenalized action, gritty atmosphere and a ready-to-rock cast, led by the Black Panther himself, Chadwick Boseman. ![]()
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