The first 2 die hards were good. I skipped the 3rd as I'd heard it was lousy and yrs later after watching it on cable I agreed. i also skipped the 4th one too which again was lousy after I saw it on cable. I decided to throw caution to the wind hoping they would return to the tongue in cheek Bruce Willis formula that worked so well in the first two but nope no such luck. There is no charisma , he is just a much more cynical older version of himself. And then the plot hole of having a grown son who was non existent up until this 5th go around. The dialog between the two is mostly the son calling his Dad by his first name and treating him like crap whereas Willis's character just basically stands around looking for something to say. It's never fully explained why the hate and where was this son in the other movies? We also have a plot twist with guess the true villain which is not really that much of a stretch since it's hinted at rather obviously who is playing games with who here. The villains demise is another typical bells and whistles cliché of making his death gruesome as if to have the audience gasp.
The movie is more concerned with stunts and special effects than decent acting or directing. Filling up the screen ala Mission Impossible style may seem slick to some but it does not equal good. Busy is still boring. They needed to stick a fork in this franchise after number 2. They seem to be doing what MI is doing , milk it because fanboys don't care if the movie sucks as long as their boy is in it. 2/10
The movie is more concerned with stunts and special effects than decent acting or directing. Filling up the screen ala Mission Impossible style may seem slick to some but it does not equal good. Busy is still boring. They needed to stick a fork in this franchise after number 2. They seem to be doing what MI is doing , milk it because fanboys don't care if the movie sucks as long as their boy is in it. 2/10