An Awesome Action Movie That Still Holds Up Today

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 2011)

Die Hard is the story of a regular police officer named John McClane(Bruce Willis) who travels to Los Angelas on Christmas Eve to try and make up with his wife, Holly. She's attending a party held by a wealthy businessman at his huge tower building. When he arrives McClane is thrown into a not so regular situation when a group of terrorists, led by the mysterious Hans Gruber(Alan Rickman), take over the building and keep all the guests hostage. McClane is able to avoid capture but must now find a way to get the polices' attention, save the hostages, including his wife, and stay alive.
The plot sounds simple enough, because it is, but the action in Die Hard is some of the best I've ever seen in a movie. McClane isn't a superhero and he does take a lot of damage throughout the movie and goes through many close calls. That's what makes you drawn to his character and makes you want to see him get out alive. As the movie goes on he's able to take out each of the terrorists and is able to get up and down the building in very creative ways. He befriends a LA police officer halfway through the movie(played by Reginald VelJohnson) and their conversations delve more into their characters and make them more human. We also learn more about Hans and his motives to capturing the building.
All these elements combined with edge of your seat action scenes make Die Hard a must watch for any fans of the action movie genre. Bruce Willis is able to play a convincing every day man who just so happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and Alan Rickman is always a great antagonist. I highly recommend it.