A Good Day to Die Hard

John McClane (Willis) has done it all: foiled corporate thieves, taken down South American dictators, stopped bank robbers and saved the entire USA. Now, he faces his biggest challenge yet: surviving Russia. When McClane learns that his son, Jack (Courtney) has run into trouble, he travels all the way out to Moscow to help only to find himself right in the middle of CIA operative - Jack’s ongoing operation to prevent a nuclear weapons heist. With war on the horizon, father and son must work together to do the impossible: save the world.

No one believed that after 12 years, Die Hard 4.0 would be comparable to its predecessors, yet it proved John McClane was still in demand and could still kick ass. So, A Good Day to Die Hard was only inevitable, and McClane continues to prove that a receding hair line is no barrier to success. John Moore is the 4th director to take on Die Hard, and whilst his take is probably the weakest of the series, it is by no means bad, as he packs the film full to the brim of action in only 98 minutes of screen time.

The cast also provide great performances. Bruce Willis continues to shine as John McClane, the “right man in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Jai Courtney is on fine form as Jack McClane, and both Willis and Courtney play well off of each other to make for an interesting father-son rivalry. Further, Sebastian Koch puts in a good performance as Komarov, the villain of the piece.

The Die Hard franchise and Bruce Willis in particular show no signs of slowing down. If future instalments prove to be as bombastic as this, then colour me interested for Die Hard 6: Electric Boogaloo.

Tom Freeman