Hard to beat, Hard not to see, this is definitely the Die Hardest.

Rating: 9/10 (29 June 2007)

I went in expecting something in between Die Hard 2 and 3, and was subsequently blown away by something that exceeded my expectations in every area.
John Mclean is definitely the model super cop. An average Joe always in the wrong place at the wrong time. This movie still has the themes prevalent in the first three, having the audience bond with Willis' character by beating the living crap out of him... but he still prevails though grit and brute fortitude. This movie will have Die Hard fans laughing, and on the edge of their seats for the whole two hours.
The only thing I non-recurring theme that this movie dropped from the previous three is the ineptitude of the law enforcement agencies involved. In this movie the agencies involved are stymied not through their own complete stupidity, like the other films, but by having all of their resources stripped from them (similiar to Die Hard 3).
This film stands alone as by far, the best action movie of 2007... whilst at the same time including tonnes of goodies for Die Hard Die Hard fans.
You can't miss this one in the theatres. This series is one of the few that can outdo itself over and over again (although the first is still the best).
9/10