He killed two of them, but the third got the best of him (we don’t find out the extent of this until much later). He was killed while fighting off three perps. The film opens with a memorial service for a fallen police officer, who we learn is the late father of Andre Davis (Boseman). But in the end it concludes a bit too neatly to really hammer it home. The film, with good acting, set pieces, and scope (the whole island of Manhattan is closed down overnight as Boseman’s character looks for a pair of cop-killers) feels like it wants to make a message. It’s a standard cop-led actioner that would have felt at home in the 1990s - except it isn’t. And on the surface, there’s nothing wrong with the film. It’s not lost on me the reason for this is likely the film is one of late actor Chadwick Boseman’s last films, though he received nominations for his role in 2020’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” “21 Bridges” hasn’t fared well with critics on Rotten Tomatoes (54%), though audiences loved it (91%). Scrolling through streaming options weekly, I think I’ve purposefully avoided the Brian Kirk-directed “21 Bridges” every time it comes up.
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