Live Free or Die Hard was pretty darn spectacular if you ask me but the newest installment really falls short of expectations. In Live Free or Die Hard, we watched as Bruce Willis dragged along a scared Justin Long in an attempt to stop a computer genius from shutting down the countries resources. I guess they thought Willis needed someone else again but this time it was his son, who has not been mentioned for most of the Die Hard series. Well, the son is certainly not scared but somewhat of a macho man himself. Problem is, the kid can't act and that takes away from what could have been great father/son banter in the film. The action scenes in this one were slightly hoaky too like in the Expendables films, which works for those movies but not for the great John McClane series. I think if this had been its own action movie it would have been excellent but once you put it in comparison with the other films, it just doesn't even come close.
I have only listed the negatives of the film but there was one good thing. We still get to watch Bruce Willis spit out great one liners and kick some Russian ass. Rumors are spreading that there will in fact be a sixth installment to the Die Hard series and I hope they take things more seriously next time around.
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