Ridiculous

Rating: 4/10 (13 July 2007)

Went to see this movie because the reviews were generally positive. Although this film had it's entertaining moments, the action scenes were ridiculous. The film actually reminded me of "Eraser" that came out a number of years ago with Arnold, which was similarly ridiculous.
SPOILERS:
I guess John McClane must be Superman in disguise for taking all those hits and falls, and getting up like nothing happened. The most ridiculous one of them all was when he leaps from the helicopter, and the piece of road is used to break his fall.
The other ridiculous moment (non-action) is when the bad guys rescue his daughter from the elevator. And before she gets out, she goes, "Can I see some ID?" Now, what would happen if they didn't have ID? Is she going to run away? Is she going to stay in the elevator? It's OK to ask that when you're protected by your house. But in a stuck elevator with no one else there?
I also didn't like Justin Long as the snarky Generation Y kid. It was fun to see Kevin Smith in a role other than what he does in his own films, but I doubt someone would be that flippant when the country is being destroyed.
Only Maggie Q was especially good. But she also must have "Superman" genes in her final fight scene, when she kept staying alive no matter what happened.