In an attempt to save the police station from the horrible attack of a group of criminals in a dangerous gang, who driven by their resentment upon the police officer who has killed most of its members, make their final decision to revenge, so they put their control over a police station, the thing that makes the lives of many in danger.
In Assault On Precinct 13, hell is an abandoned police station in Los Angeles and the only means of survival is cooperation across racial, class, and legal lines.
Novelty of a gang swearing a blood oath to destroy a precinct station and all inside is sufficiently compelling for the gory-minded to assure acceptance.
Mr. Carpenter is an extremely resourceful director whose ability to construct films entirely out of action and movement suggests that he may one day be a director to rank with Don Siegel.
CineVue
January 16, 2017
A vital moment in the career of one of cinema's most important directors and a searingly tense thriller in its own right.
