The fifth movie in the popular Die Hard franchise. John McClane is back for more thrills and action and this time, it is in Moscow. John Moore directs this action-packed thrilling but generic action movie. In John Moore's filmography, there is nothing that shows him being able to take on a big-budget action movie. However, he did a decent job in ratcheting up mayhem and action in this.
The story: It is fairly simple and straight-forward as John McClane goes to Moscow in search for his son, Jack, who is accused as a criminal. However, things is not what they seem to be. It is not long before we see things blown up and a cool car chase which involves Jack, John and the bad guys. From there, the action never stops. There are gun fights and more explosions and an explosive finale in Chernobyl. Sadly, the car chase is the best action scene in the movie and it would be hard to top that. True to that, the other action scenes may be explosive but they are not as thrilling and fun as the car chase. The action is well- executed but the things to look out for is John Moore's slo-mo action. Acting wise is okay. Bruce Willis looks older but he is still as energetic as before. Music is good but generic.
Overall: It is worth a watch if you like action-packed movies without much plot. Die Hard fans may be disappointed if they want to see John in full action because in this, it seems that he has taken back seat to allow his son to shine in action. If there is a sixth movie, I would want to see the whole family being involved in action.
The story: It is fairly simple and straight-forward as John McClane goes to Moscow in search for his son, Jack, who is accused as a criminal. However, things is not what they seem to be. It is not long before we see things blown up and a cool car chase which involves Jack, John and the bad guys. From there, the action never stops. There are gun fights and more explosions and an explosive finale in Chernobyl. Sadly, the car chase is the best action scene in the movie and it would be hard to top that. True to that, the other action scenes may be explosive but they are not as thrilling and fun as the car chase. The action is well- executed but the things to look out for is John Moore's slo-mo action. Acting wise is okay. Bruce Willis looks older but he is still as energetic as before. Music is good but generic.
Overall: It is worth a watch if you like action-packed movies without much plot. Die Hard fans may be disappointed if they want to see John in full action because in this, it seems that he has taken back seat to allow his son to shine in action. If there is a sixth movie, I would want to see the whole family being involved in action.