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DIE HARD 4.0

I’m not quite sure I get what they were going for with the “4.0” of the title, but lets just take that with a pinch of salt.

Thankfully Brucie is also taking this movie with an equally large pinch of salt, hamming it up at every chance he gets. Despite being in his 50s, he still manages to cut it where the action is concerned. One thing that bothered me though, was that he’s turned into a bit of Arnie character, practically invincible and easily able to dispatch any of the multitudes of villains that are thrown at him. You never feel like he’s actually in any real jeopardy, so it’s hard to care when he gets into those inevitable tight spots.

The main villain (a staple of all the Die Hard movies) was a supreme letdown, displaying none of the evil panache necessary for an adversary of now legendary John McClane. As a glorified hacker, Timothy Olyphant lacked any kind of menace or presence when on screen. His lackeys Cyril Raffaelli and Maggie Q are also wasted in their respective roles.

What I did enjoy was Wisemans direction of the movie, which was fast and furious throughout. There really was never a dull moment on screen. It was also surprisingly violent for a 15A rated movie! The film was a little too long for my liking, but such is the nature of blockbusters these days.

As far as squeals and summer flicks go, Die Hard 4.0 was pretty decent, but a far cry from the original. Still, there are certainly worse ways to waste away an afternoon :P