Bruce Willis was one of my favorite action heroes...15 years ago. Don't get me wrong, I love a good action movie like the next girl, but I need my hero to not be 75 years old and to no look like everything hurts. That's NOT hot. Why are we still making Die Hard movies? The last one wasn't that great and this one was worst than the last. It's like the Fast and Furious franchise. We coulda stopped after the second one although I did enjoy all the man candy is Fast 5. But I digress...
A Good Day to Die Hard is the fifth installment of the series which stars Bruce Willis as the aging John McCain. In the past, he neglected his kids because as NYPD he always found himself trying to stop some psycho in grand fashion. Now, he's decided to find his son and help him out of trouble who just so happens to be in Moscow in the middle of Russian politics. The storyline is a little bit more plausible than Live Free or Die Hard. One can believe that the angry son played by Jai Courtney of an NYPD officer would be an CIA operative who is helping the Russians. On John McCain's visit all sorts of trouble ensues including fire-powered tanks, exploding courts, and a fateful trip to Chernobyl.
This Die Hard was rather boring, predictable, and completely unnecessary. The story would have been better sans Bruce Willis, a different title, and a much hotter hero, more depth to the plot. I really hope this is the last one. I'm part of the problem because if there is another one, I'll go see it. I'm a sucker for an action movie even one starring a dried up action star.
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