Boom!

Rating: 6/10 (3 December 2008)

Ah yet another wonderful action movie for the Christmas season...
John McClane is having a really bad day. He wakes up on the floor with a hangover and now he's forced to follow the whims of a psycho terrorist with a grudge. So he gets to drive all over new york with his new friend Zeus (Samuel L. Jackson) and have a good ol time with plenty of explosions! BOOM! I would think this best describes this movie. They definitely have tried their best to be innovative here by moving away from the basics which sadly I felt was a mistake as this makes the die hard movie pretty much just another action movie and takes away the formula that sets it apart from many other action types. I would say that this movie is a little bit fun and I do definitely enjoy the interaction between Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson. The two actors do a good job playing off of one another and make the movie much more fun to watch. All the showy explosions and car chases really are more boring than entertaining these days. All in all this movie is better than average but not a cut above by any means. If you wish to complete your look at the Die Hard Series then by all means watch this film.