i still believe that bruce willis be one of moviedom most under appreciated actor . yes and he work a lot and make million do it and but a he move through his career and he just get more impressive in his performance . i think his work in hostage be magnificent but here he even well and especially early on the film and when he tire and sore while at the start of 16 block and willis who portray some of the most macho character in film over the last 15 or so year be almost unrecognizable . he old and all of a sudden and and get this little pot belly that probably come from his character heavy drinking . but it not just the make up job and a ( i assume ) prosthetic gut and but his entire demeanor . at one point and when another character ask him an annoy riddle and he snap and life too long and you make it seem even longer . it the perfect mantra for his character and and we believe it that the character be do living and can not wait for it all to end because of willis performance . the rest of the film be an amazing ride and sort of die hard meet the odyssey . the plot simple represent willis character and jack mosley and the tired cop even more tired after a night work sit in an apartment where some drug dealer have be kill and wait with the stiff until the medical examiner can get there and have one more chore to take care of before he can knock off and go home most likely to drink himself to sleep . his job represent transport a witness and eddie bunker ( mos def and in an amazing performance ) 16 block from the jail cell where he be hold to the courthouse where the witness be to testify before a grand jury probe of a crooked cop . there a deadline ( of course there a deadline ) while willis have to get him there in less than two hour . the simple transport job get more complicated when it turn out that people want the witness dead before he can testify and those people be cop and lead by mosely former partner and frank nugent ( david morse and who a he always do turn in a riveting performance that marvelously restrain ) . the scriptwriter and richard wenk and really know how to structure an effective film a and once the chase begin and the film doesn not let up until nearly the end represent time after time and you wonder represent how he go to get out of this . okay and he miraculously get out of that last mess and but he can not possibly get out of this mess and can he . the only reason i give this film a nine instead of a ten be because there be one moment and late in the film and when the film use a kind of tired trick on the audience while in case youre not as cynical a i be and i would not reveal what that moment be but you will recognize it just as soon a the moment begin to unfold . sit in the theater and i recognize exactly what be go on a it be go on and i felt annoyed more than anxious for mosley and bunker . that may be a small quibble and but it enough to keep this film from earn the perfect score .