21 Bridges
2019
***
Director: Brian Kirk
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Sienna Miller, Stephan James, Keith David, Taylor Kitsch, J. K. Simmons, Alexander Siddig, Louis Cancelmi, Victoria Cartagena
A trigger-happy NYPD detective leads a citywide manhunt for two cop killers, but he is surprised that many of his colleagues want the men killed rather than caught. While the title and advertising of this action thriller stress that the detective closes all 21 bridges leading out of Manhattan, this plot point plays no part in the story that follows. Brian Kirk's film is adequately gripping and well-acted, but it is let down by a formulaic plot and a clean-cut hero who has no shades of gray.
