(Philadelphia occasionally pinch-hits for the Big Apple.) The twists happen right on cue, and you can see the revelations coming a mile down the road. (If it helps, I’ll add that Andre and Frankie don’t get along at first, but sure enough, they’ll eventually earn each other’s respect.) The bad guys have vaguely foreign accents Andre’s superiors all bark their dialogue and although the movie is set in New York, you can tell it wasn’t all shot there. I hope I’ve adequately conveyed how generic this film is. (Andre has had Manhattan law enforcement close every bridge, tunnel, train route and waterway into or out of the city, but he and Frankie only have a few hours until the blockade is lifted.) Andre’s manhunt will uncover more than he anticipated, however, including corruption within the NYPD.
Andre is assigned a partner, Frankie Burns (Sienna Miller), who will help him over the course of one frantic night. Chadwick Boseman is Andre Davis, a no-bullshit New York detective who goes after a couple crooks who stole a bunch of drugs and killed some cops. 21 Bridges is an utterly disposable B-movie that very few people would care about except for the fact that it stars Black Panther.
