Oh David and 23...

16 Blocks(dir. Richard Donner)
The movie was good up until the bus situation. It could have ended there with the bad cops winning and the good cop losing and I would have been a happy camper, but Mos Def's character had to get back on the bus and ruin it. You realize at that moment that good guys will come up on top and the bad guys will take the fall. You also get taught the message that people can change which is taken to an extreme with it's cheesy ending. David Morse gives a good performance as the main bad cop. He has more charisma than either of the leads. Mos Def's voice gets annoying after awhile, but he has a sweet scene with a little girl and Bruce Willis competently plays his role. It was decent.
**1/2 out of ****
The Number 23(dir. Joel Schumacher)
The fact that it takes it's plot seriously is easily the worst aspect of it. It's just so ridiculous seeing the number 23 everywhere. As you get point of view shots of all the 23's he sees, you almost want to burst out laughing, but it isn't ridiculous enough to pass off as camp, which makes the film dull. For some reason, I liked the ending, while most reviewers did not. I felt it made the insanity seem kind of grounded in terms of what happens. The twist is clunky and preposterous, but it makes his insanity feels less like insanity and actually gives the audience the ability to sympathize with the characters mildly since their obsession wasn't a complete waste of time. It's definately not good, but it's definately not as bad as something like Premonition.
** out of ****