Bruce Willis plays one of his best older roles in "16 Blocks". I often thought back of "Die Hard with a Vengeance" while watching this movie. Just as in that great Die Hard sequel from the nineties, Bruce chases through New York City, trying to meet a deadline. Just as in Die Hard with a Vengeance he has got a partner who helps him. And just as in several Die Hard movies a bond between the two blossoms. In spirit, this movie has the same charm as "Die Hard with a Vengeance", which is truly the only Die Hard sequel worth seeing...In "16 Blocks" Bruce Willis plays a washed up alcoholic cop, who has to transport a criminal to court. It seems to be a simple job, but unknown to him the criminal is about to testify against several corrupt New York police cops. An assassination attempt is planned to stop the criminal from testifying. Will Bruce Willis get the criminal to court alive?The story really has got many great plot twists and turns. Acting is great. The few jokes are good.But the greatest joy is to watch Bruce Willis and the criminal bond with each other while they struggle to get to court. It is an action movie with lots of room for dialogues however. But I really love that. In that sense it differs from Die Hard with a Vengeance, which was more focused on action alone. This movie truly excels in its true to life portrayal of its characters. Seen this movie many times now, and besides one lesser part of the story, I really enjoy it time and again.

An aging alcoholic cop is assigned the task of escorting a witness from police custody to a courthouse 16 blocks away. There are, however, chaotic forces at work that prevent them from making it in one piece. Directed by Richard Donner the genious behind Superman, Lethal Weapon and Assassins this fast paced action drama elevates from Bruce Willis excellent dramatic perfomance but also Yasiin Bey who gives an excellent perfomance as a man who saw something that shouldnt have and along with that the excellent and talented David Morse as a dirty cop. The direction is excellent and some shots or scenes like the one where Jack kills the man who tried to kill Eddie or the scene with the Bus were heart pounding and with an amazing score in the background. Overall a well shot and well directed Drama, Crime, Action film. (A+)

Bruce Willis plays a drunk cop used to turning a blind eye, in what anyone with half a brain will figure out as being the Big Twist before half an hour has been played out.Regrettably predictable with an incredibly annoying witness Willis is supposed to escort to testify (the name "Mos Def" made me think he's some kind of rapper, which the producers probably figured would bring in a bigger pre-established fan-base), it's hard to not want corrupt cops to just shoot the bugger in the face and put him out of our misery.Willis, of course, tries to do the right thing throughout, and refrains from seriously injurying New York's not-so finest, which added a nice touch to the action scenes and growing resentment his fellow detectives feel towards him, but unfortunately, the tension never quite develops to the level it should be at, rendering what could have been an excellent film very much a middle-of-the-road one.The ending is somewhat touching and unexpected, but it's best watched alone, as then it's a much more engrossing film than if viewed with company who could easily be unimpressed after 45 minutes and divert your attention elsewhere.

16 Blocks features a worn out cop (Bruce Willis) given a last minute assignment to escort a witness to the courthouse in two hours so he can testify against some dirty cops.The witness who is played by Mos Def is verbose and with a whiny noise. If I was Willis I would had shot him dead as soon as I sat in the car with him!It soon becomes clear that there are cops who are out to kill the witness and its Willis job to save him and deliver him to court. Hot on the tail are dirty cops led by Willis's ex partner (David Morse).The film is directed by Richard Donner and together with Willis you might have expected some bone crunching action mixed with humour instead it is a run of the mill thriller rather po faced, Mos Def does not provide the laughs but actually is irritating. I expected better.