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Feb 12, 2013 · Now, with “A Good Day to Die Hard,” McClane has to go all the way to Russia and battle yet another bunch of ruthless master criminals and their henchmen just to get a little closure with his son, to whom he hasn’t spoken in years. Yippee-ki-yay, absentee father.
Jun 9, 2013 · At 97 minutes long (101 for the extended cut) – the shortest, by far, of all the Die Hard chapters – the action is perhaps the one thing you can rely on in A Good Day to Die Hard, and should be seen as its biggest selling-point.
- A bad day for the Die Hard franchise.
- Verdict
By Chris Tilly
Posted: Feb 13, 2013 11:59 pm
What happened to the Die Hard movies? As their titles have become ever more ridiculous, so the features themselves have been dipping in quality, with 2007’s Live Free or Die Hard (Die Hard 4.0 in the UK – we told you the titles were getting worse) a definite series low. Until now that is.
The poorly-monikered Good Day to Die Hard is a bloated action sequel that makes the same mistakes as its predecessor, with John McClane more indestructible superhero than cop, deftly defying death at every turn. So if you didn’t like McClane jumping from a truck onto an airborne plane last time around, this new one definitely won’t be for you.
The film kicks off in Moscow, with our hero’s estranged son Jack working as a spy and endeavouring to protect political prisoner Uri Komarov.
But Jack’s efforts land him in jail and a whole heap of trouble. And anyone who knows Die Hard also knows that you don’t mess with John McClane’s family; father immediately winging his way to Russia to save his son.
A Good Day to Die Hard is something of a slog, the Russian setting failing to re-invigorate the series, the CG-action a little too far-fetched, and the father-son relationship entertaining if uninspiring. So while it may not be time for McClane to hang up his vest just yet, the formula is starting to seem tired, and it feels like the end might be a...
- Chris Tilly
Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, finds himself for the first time on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack - unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist.
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- Mid Atlantic Films
- John Moore
Feb 17, 2013 · The real intrigue is how long this series can keep spinning: originally viewed as adult entertainment, the Die Hards have lowered their sights to the teen crowd, so within five minutes there’s...
- Siobhan Synnot
Feb 14, 2013 · A Good Day to Die Hard Reviews - Metacritic. Summary John McClane and his son take on local forces in Russia. Action. Thriller. Directed By: John Moore. Written By: Skip Woods, Roderick Thorp. A Good Day to Die Hard. Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 41 Critic Reviews. 28. User Score Mixed or Average Based on 583 User Ratings. 4.4. My Score.
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