Phallocentric Action Mayhem

Rating: 7/10 (12 June 2009)

Whoever thought of a skyscraper as a perfect location for a modern-day one-man-army action-flick, seemingly stripped off of the nauseating excesses of Stallone/Schwarzenegger comic machismo, was damn right! Let's kill those lousy German high-tech terrorists like a real man inside a huge phallic glass-tower! Make my day, Hans!
Okay, okay, most of the supporting characters are still annoying after all these years and some lines and situations are laughable, but McTiernan handles the claustrophobic setting surprisingly well and Willis's down-to-earth approach to heroism was refreshing. (Nowadays, he's certainly not a refreshing sight anymore.)
And remember: "He's in the elevator schacht."
7 out of 10 blood-soaked shirts