Bruce Willis returns in the fourth (and probably final) Die Hard film and, to my mind, it's an instant classic.
I grew up watching the trilogy and loving John McClane, so I was not certain whether a new Die Hard could live up to the hype.
I am happy to report therefore that it is as good as Die Hard 1 and 3 - we all know 2 had something missing.
The stunts are breathtaking, the fight sequences are beautifully choreographed while still looking brutal and spontaneous, and the body count may even be higher than the original.
McClane deals with every situation with wisecracks or bullets and Bruce Willis has lost none of his ironic charm in the role.
Timothy Olyphant follows in the footsteps of Alan Rickman and Jeremy Irons as the pyschotic terrorist who becomes McClane's very personal problem.
Although not quite as fun as watching British thespians playing mad Germans, Olyphant has a certain crazed charisma, which serves him well as the "bad guy".
Justin Long looks at home as Willis's partner, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead is fiesty and fun as McClane's daughter.
Is the plot logical, with no continuity errors? Of course not! But I promise you, you won't care.
This Die Hard is so good I forgot I was in a cinema. I loved it!
5 Stars.
First published in the Evening Gazette
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