Movie Review: 'A Good Day to Die Hard'
Critics seem to agree that Bruce Willis should have stopped before this fifth installment of the action movie series.
EDITOR'S NOTE: "A Good Day to Die Hard" is showing at UA North Point Market in Alpharetta. It just may be time for the "Die Hard" series of action movies to die. Judging from the collective thumbs down by critics who wanted to like Bruce Willis' latest movie, I would say that New York Detective John McClane should have hung up his shield with the last installment. But no. Now the good John is in Russia, trying to free his son Jack (Jai Courtney) from prison. Turns out his son is really a CIA operative. Let's leave the rest of the plot and the surprises to the brave souls who are really diehard fans of "Die Hard." They're the ones who should be applauded. Here's what the critics are saying: And there is never a shortage. The cold war may be…
In this Article:
Dennis Fallo
9:07 am on Monday, February 18, 2013
Disagree.....The series just needs better writers, not some young person just out of school who's still into gaming for ideas. Willis still has the on-screen personality of McClane and no one can do it better. The filmed lacked the solid detective work (writing) that we've come to like. John was on vacation, not on the job! That idea started the film's downfall. So, plot gaps and a good … more ›