A Good Day To Die Hard

If there is one actor, who made action movies you remember from the 80´s and in the 90´s, it has to be Bruce Willis. The first Die Hard movie is without a doubt one of the best action motion pictures ever made, and i really enjoyed the sequels that came along. The Last Boyscout is a classic, Striking Distance was pretty good also. The good thing about Bruce Willis, is that when he did his classic character John McClane, he knew how to make him realistic emotionally. The action scenes may not be realistic, but at least the character is an icon. As he turned up in both The Expendables movies, it was great to see him doing something, together with classic action stars. Die Hard 4.0 may not have been the best sequel to Die Hard, but i still enjoyed it, since the plot worked well, as well as Bruce Willis acting. And here we are, a 5th Movie released, with John McClane, this time in Moscow. Is the latest Die Hard an action feast for all of the old school fans, or just a sequel we will soon forget ?

Jack McClane ( Jai Cortney ) is arrested in Moscow, suspected of assassination. But he agree to testify against government whistleblower Yuri Komarow ( Sebastian Koch ). Jack´s father John McClane ( Bruce Willis ) finds out his son will testify in Moscow, and decide to travel there to support him. An explosion inside the courthouse, is rigged by Viktor Chargarin ( Sergei Kolesnikov ). Jack breaks free and take Yuri with him. John confronts his son, but they are soon on the run, after Alik ( Radivoje Bukvić ) and his men chase them off the streets of Moscow. While they find a safe place to hide, John finds out his son has been a CIA officer in an undercover operation, for 3 years. Jack´s partner Collins ( Cole Hauser ) demands that Komarow reveal the loctaion of secret files, that is supposed to have convicting evidence of Chagarin. Suddenly Collins is killed by Chargarin´s men, and Jack, John and Yuri manage to escape once again. On their way to Ukraine, they think they might have found the location of the secret files. But something is not right, and the truth may be harder than anyone expected.

I respect Bruce Willis, he can be a great actor with the right material and with the right director. A Good Day To Die Hard have some great action scenes, but hold on.....where is John McClane ? He says his name is John McClane in the movie, but he does not sound like him ? Unfortunately mr Willis decided to do this sequel, and he does not look very interested in the character we all grew up to love. Yes we get explosions, big guns, but something is missing ? Oh yes, a good plot, and a good villain. We don´t get any of that here, it´s more about how much we can blow into pieces, and how many cars we can damage. I love the old Die Hard movies, because they were both entertaining and had great action scenes. But this is just a sequel made, without heart and soul from the older movies. A Good Day To Die Hard ? Not really, it´s more like A Bad Day To Watch Die Hard 5.

Rating: DD