Assault on Precinct 13

John Carpenter’s 2005 remake of his 1976 film reassembles a beleaguered ensemble within a soon-to-be-abandoned precinct, where Officer Jake Roenick assembles a tenuous alliance of law enforcement and inmates. This motley crew must withstand an onslaught from a vengeful gang intent on eliminating mobster Marion Bishop. Carpenter’s lean, efficient direction tightens the claustrophobic screws, transforming the station into a fortress under siege, where trust and survival are tenuous commodities in a night of escalating violence and moral compromise.