That'll wake the neighbours.....

Rating: 9/10 (26 February 2012)

When someone hacks into the computers at the FBI's Cyber Crime Division; the Director decides to round up all the hackers who could have done this.
When he's told that because it's the 4th of July most of their agents are not around so they might have trouble getting people to get the hackers.
So he instructs them to get local PD'S to take care of it.
And one of the cops they ask is John McClane who is tasked with bringing a hacker named Farrell to the FBI.
But as soon as he gets there someone starts shooting at them. McClane manages to get them out but they're still being pursued.
And it's just when McClane arrives in Washington that the whole system breaks down and chaos ensues....
It was a long time coming, and in the advent of PG-13 friendly movies, things were not looking good for this fourth-quel.
The previous two movies were great, but compared to the original, they were nothing special. This movie is special though.
McClane here is a superhuman who can defy anything, standing on a jump jet or smashing a car into a helicopter, it's all beyond ludicrous, but it's Die Hard, so you can forgive the OTT-ness of the whole proceedings.
After spending the third movie with a hangover and a subdued look, McClane is back to his wisecracking best, sans hair, and the guy shows no signs of letting up.
Long is a good sidekick, and although he does grate on the viewer from time to time, McClane is there for the audience, mocking him throughout the first two acts.
Sarcasm is the weapon of choice for Gabriel, this movies villain, and although he doesn't hold a torch to Gruber, he is more than a worthy foe.
The film breathes new life into an old franchise that has been copied many times, but this film has it's tongue firmly in cheek, and the cast know this well.
Forget plausibility and realism, this is the world of Die Hard, and its one of the better sequels out there.
But go for the unrated DVD rather than the Blu-Ray, it will satisfy fans of the original more.