10 Exact Moments Actors Stopped Trying

There aren't many career downturns more depressing than that of Bruce Willis.

The once-venerable, dependable action star has largely sheltered himself in the straight-to-video action thriller dungeon for the better part of the last decade, with his last truly effortful performance being in Rian Johnson's 2012's superb sci-fi thriller Looper.

Willis' low-effort lack of commitment is best embodied through his immediate follow-up to Looper - the 2012 direct-to-video thriller Fire with Fire.

Rocking a cool 7% on the Tomatometer, the film was marketed largely on Willis' presence, and yet his screen time amounts to only around 20 of the film's 97 minutes.

It's painfully clear that the film, which is already an hilariously cliched revenge thriller, was shaped around the number of days the production could afford Willis for, and despite his top billing, the bulk of the load is carried by his co-star Josh Duhamel.

This is of course a trick which Willis' STV brethren Steven Seagal and Nicolas Cage have both exploited in recent years, and it largely speaks to actors who know their box office value is drying up, and who want to milk every last penny out of their fading brand.

Sadly, Willis hasn't starred in a single critically acclaimed film since, but rather a panned glut of instantly forgotten, no-effort streaming thrillers.

Hell, his recent film Reprisal was even shot to feature as little of his face as possible, allowing his stunt double to serve as a stand-in for outrageously large portions of the movie.

Genuinely, this is incredibly sad to see.