2/5 Stars
In the
fifth installment of the 'Die Hard' film series, 'A Good Day To Die
Hard', Bruce Willis is back as John McClane. This time the American cop travels
to Russia to help his son Jack McClane crack down a terrorist plot.
Although the
action pieces are well-conceived, shot and executed, the story just doesn't
make the cut. Back up the ordinary plot with below-the-par dialogues and
performances, and the end result is a disappointing film. Die Hard 5 lets the
'Die Hard' title down, big time.
While Die Hard 4/
'Live Free Or Die Hard' had Officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) rescuing his
daughter, this one involves his estranged son Jack McClane (Jai Courtney). Jack
has been staying in Russia as a spy working for the CIA. He has been working to
prevent a major terror plot. Also, he is supposed to protect the Russian
political prisoner Yuri Kumarov (Sebastian Koch), whose life is threatened by
Viktor Chagarin (Sergei Koleshnikov), a corrupt, influential Russian official
and Alik (Radivoje Bukvić), who is presumably a gang-lord.
John learns about
the impending danger to his son's life and he sets off for Russia. Over there,
the father-son duo comes face-to-face with all these troublemakers. What
follows are numerous gun-shots, car crashes, explosions among other novel
action sequences. The plot is a let-down. The story was equally implausible in
the fourth film and one realizes leaps of faith need to be taken into
consideration for such big-ticket actioners, but Die Hard 5 is just not
gripping enough.
The only bright
spots in the film are the wonderful action pieces and some witty banter between
Willis and Courtney. Most dialogues focus on Willis' age, baldness, gumption
etc. At other times, he is taking jibes at his son. You may welcome a few
scenes with a reluctant guffaw, but it doesn't take too long for the
proceedings to become outright boring. Director John Moore has made a good
action-scene catalog. Feature film, not quite!
This film should
disappoint 'Die Hard' loyalists as well!
Shivom Oza
Good review Shivom. There is nothing of any value here to be found other than brainless bunch of fun, but that’s even giving it a bit too much credit.
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