What A Thriller!

Rating: 9/10 (19 April 2005)

John McClane (Bruce Willis) is a New York cop visiting his wife and the family in LA. The Nakatomi Office Building is filled with million dollar treasures and none other then McClane's wife, Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) as terrorists target it. McClane enters the building just as the building is taken over by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and his terrorists.
As far as Hans knows it will be an easy job as he holds the people at gunpoint, but McClane has plans for his own as he infiltrates and goes out to stop the terrorists ruining his Christmas-Eve. With the help of the overweight LA cop Al Powell (Reginald VelJohnson) on the ground they are able to surround the building with FBI and make an attempt to stop the thieves from killing anyone, with the help of McClane. There are top thrills and non stop action through out the film. Willis is a powerful force as the smart-mouth cop caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I knew Alan Rickman had done some great films and was skilled but this one convinced me he is a great actor. The plot is simple, stop the terrorists, but it is done in a way where you never know what could happen next.
Die Hard. Starring: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Reginald VelJohnson, Bonnie Bedelia, and Paul Gleason.
4 1/2 out of 5 Stars