Good fun, but not as good as I expected

Rating: 7/10 (17 April 2010)

It took me a long time to finally see Die Hard. I enjoyed the sheer nonsensical plot line and Bruce Willis' no-nonsense approach to the villains. The one-man-against-the-rest intrigues me as well. It is stupid, but it's stupid fun. Alan Rickman does steal the show as the head villain, but Bruce Willis is still very watchable. When it came to the end though, I just wasn't fully satisfied. I just felt that it didn't live up to expectations. Maybe it was because my expectations had been amplified by years of hearing such good things about it, maybe I just over-anticipated it. I still enjoyed it, even if it wasn't all I was hoping. It's violent, sweary, edge-of-the-seat stuff. Perfect for a Saturday night in front of the TV.