It Could Only Happen in L.A. Die Hard ***1/2

Rating: 9/10 (18 September 2012)

Action packed is to put it mildly. A very engrossing film with Bruce Willis starring as a N.Y.C. police officer who goes to Los Angeles to see a retired comrade and his estranged wife, Bonnie Bedelia and their two children.
Go know that he would get caught up in quite a thriller, where supposed terrorists take over the building during his visit. McClain curses, smokes but is able to thwart the attempts by these terrorists, who as the film progresses, are shown to be nothing more than robbers.
Willis is evenly matched by Alan Rickman, the mastermind of the gang, With his sinister looks, Rickman is the embodiment of evil. That speaking voice of his goes a long way to create such a character.
The destruction to that building is phenomenal. The picture also shows you the reluctance of the LAPD to react at first to such a situation and the bond that Willis forms with an LA officer, hesitant in using his gun because he killed a 13 year old with it some time before.
A wonderful film.