- directed by Len Wiseman
The fourth film in the Die Hard franchise finds detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) on a routine mission to find and apprehend a suspected criminal hacker, Matthew Farrell (Justin Long), and escort him to Washington DC for questioning in a recent cybercrime that resulted in a temporary breach in the FBI's security network. While in DC, they find out soon enough that Farrell is not responsible for the crime, but has ties to the criminals who are. McClane must now protect Farrell from the group of hackers who now wish to see him dead, and enlists his help in tracking them down and stopping them from realizing their plan of bringing down the United States' entire computerized infrastructure.
Up front I should say that my review is based solely on the Unrated version of this film that was released on DVD. The same DVD has the original theatrical version intact but I haven't made the effort to watch it yet. I'm assuming the two versions are worlds apart. The original version was rated PG-13 and the Unrated version easily qualifies for an R-rating in the first 30 minutes. I imagine the Unrated version remains true to the real spirit of the franchise.
What can I say? It's a Die Hard movie! I thought it was great. Within its context of course. It won't win an Academy Award, but it's still very entertaining. It's a whole lot of badass action-packed goodness, which is all you really want from a Die Hard movie. I know this film took some flack when it was in theatres, but I just don't get it here. But again, I watched a different version. I thought the chemistry between Bruce Willis and Justin Long was stellar, which is critical in a movie like this, given that you follow them throughout the majority of the film. The plot was decent enough and set the stage for some truly great action sequences, but still required a fair share of suspension of disbelief. All familiar territory for a Die Hard movie and a quintessential popcorn flick.
8/10 Well worth watching if you're looking to scratch that action-movie itch. It's a whole lot of fun. Nothing more to say than that, except to say: "Stick to the Unrated version!" :P ;)
DS333, very satisfied.
p.s. I wish they kept to the original title. Would there have been anything more corny than Die Hard 4.0? :P I die a little inside each time I think of what could have been... ;)
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