Andre Davis (Chadwick Boseman) is a NYPD detective following his late hero father's footsteps. Former soldiers Michael Trujillo (Stephan James) and Ray Jackson (Taylor Kitsch) are robbing a drug stash in Brooklyn. The stash is much bigger than expected and cops show up. The duo gets into a gun battle and kills seven cops. They escape into Manhattan and the 21 bridges into the island are ordered shut. Davis is forced to partner up with Frankie Burns (Sienna Miller) to track down the cop killers.
The 21 bridges premise lacks the bridge shootout that it is screaming for. It's a generally good action thriller until some unreasonable moves after the hotel room. Michael has the flash drives and a safe hideout. He should be smarter than this. It's also unreasonable that Davis wouldn't get shoot at various times. Finally, it's unreasonable that he would confront the suspect at his own home. It's a cheesy crime thriller move to close out the movie. I like this up until the hotel room.
The 21 bridges premise lacks the bridge shootout that it is screaming for. It's a generally good action thriller until some unreasonable moves after the hotel room. Michael has the flash drives and a safe hideout. He should be smarter than this. It's also unreasonable that Davis wouldn't get shoot at various times. Finally, it's unreasonable that he would confront the suspect at his own home. It's a cheesy crime thriller move to close out the movie. I like this up until the hotel room.