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Hero Insurance: Jack gets only two years in prison even though he took an entire bus full of people hostage, plus whatever other crimes he committed in the past.Heroic Bystander: The ESU Marksman who kills the last bad guy before he can assassinate Jack.Freeze-Frame Ending: The last shot is a freeze frame where the hero holds up a photograph.Engineered Public Confession: Jack secretly records Nugent admitting to his past corrupt dealings.Dirty Cop: The villains trying to kill Eddie, who once included Jack.The second time, Jack pretends to surrender to Nugent while Eddie gets the drop on him. The first time, Eddie keeps talking, allowing Jack to get the drop on one of the corrupt cops chasing him. However, their methods became steadily more brutal as they needed to cover themselves, escalating to threatening witnesses and finally trying to kill them. The villains were cowboy cops, not willing to have the law stop them putting criminals away. Covers Always Lie: Some posters depict Jack carrying a USP, a pistol which doesn't appear anywhere in the film (nor is it approved for use by the NYPD).

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The movie then ends with Jack celebrating his birthday some time later after getting out of prison-with Diane and friends, discovering the cake was made by Eddie at his new bakery and reading his letter while looking at the pictures he sent. The recordng plays and Jack testifies successfully. The theatrical one is an outright happy ending: Nugent orders Jack killed, but a police sniper takes Torres out before he can do it. He reveals in narration that he'd not heard about Jack right away, but still expresses gratitude for what eh did for him. Sometime later, Eddie-having reunited with his sister and opened the bakery-sends Diane a cake he meant for Jack. The recording still plays though, meaning that Jack stil brings the corrupt cops down with him.

Bittersweet Ending: The ending that was originally filmed before the Revised Ending took its place: Nugent has a Heel–Face Turn and tries to call off the hit on Jack-only for Torres to ignore or not hear him and Nugent attempts to save Jack only to fail when Torres shoots and kills Jack.

Atonement Detective: Jack, who used to be a part of the group of dirty cops trying to kill Eddie, but who turns against them and goes to great lengths to foil them.

He stops off to buy liquor he's bringing Eddie to court, and comes out just in time to save him from a hitman.

The Alcoholic: Jack, who is seen to drink heavily.

Affably Evil: Detective Nugent is polite, friendly, and rather sympathetic to Jack even while trying to kill him.The problems start when two goons try to kill Eddie in traffic when Mosely stops to get a bottle at a liquor store. It's only sixteen blocks, but there's a lot of traffic, the witness doesn't trust the police, and the people he's supposed to testify against want him dead. Jack Mosely, an alcoholic NYPD cop, is given the job of escorting a witness named Eddie from lockup to the courthouse so he can testify. 16 Blocks is a crime 2006 thriller directed by Richard Donner, starring Bruce Willis, Mos Def, and David Morse.ĭet.