Considering all the terrible reviews for this film you may be surprised at my four and a half stars. Why have been so generous? Because it was f-ing AWESOME.
I went in with the lowest expectations but these were blown away. After all, what do I actually want from a Die Hard movie?
Bruce Willis as John McClane: check.
Good special effects: check.
Extravagant and ridiculous car chases or final battle: double check.
Bonus eye candy (as well as Mr Willis): huge fat tick in the form of John McClane Jr, aka Jai Courtney.
The plot was beyond ridiculous, it involved Russia and the Chernobyl disaster, the CIA and the twisted Russian political system. But we don't watch Die Hards for the intricate plots and depth do we? No. We watch them for Bruce Willis to get beaten up beyond belief but still be able to bring down a helicopter in the most ridiculous way. And this time they threw in a kick ass son for Willis to buddy up with.
Jai Courtney is an unknown to me but has been in a series of Spartacus and was in Jack Reacher last year. He has arms I just wanted to curl up and die in. He is also not a bad action hero, certainly in the realm of Bruce Willis who has acting talent along with being able to pull off crackers stunts (I'm not a fan of Arnie or Stallone who really cannot act their way out of a paper bag). They have a great chemistry actually, Willis and Courtney, and the whole father-son bond thing works well for the film. Its similar to Lucy in the previous film where she starts calling him John but by the end she realises what a goddam hero her father is.
Because that is why I go to see a Die Hard film, and why I will definitely go see the sixth instalment, because Bruce Willis is a bona-fide hero. Last time round we saw him jumping around on top of fighter jets - this time he creates the biggest car pile up in Russian cinema history AND brings down a helicopter using a truck. And I LOVED it.
Be prepared to laugh at the ridiculousness, enjoy the stunts, brush off the weakness of the plot, and just set your expectations through the floor because I can guarantee if you enjoy Die Hard movies as much as I do (with the exception of Die Harder - no one likes that one) you'll have a great time watching this movie.
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