Die again and again.

Rating: 5/10 (31 August 2010)

Die Hard 4 .... welcome back to the somewhat classic action movie. From the technical perspective (audio dubbing, writing) it simply isn't that good. In fact, anyone (Bruce Willis himself) that claims this film isn't hindered by studio PG-13 rating is kidding themselves. The dialouge takes a serious hit because of it and I think this is one example where strong language is important and needed.
Kevin Smith slows the film down in his rather sloppy acting performance. And the film, doesn't really feel like a "Die Hard". But it should be noted that I disliked the third film of the series. Mainly for the obvious tacked on ending and the fact that it didn't put John in that "tight" spot. Here, in this fourth installment, the ending isn't tacked on but it's also not even thought out, either.
Call me a purist, but for me a villain has to "die hard". In the first outing, we got probably the best ending. The second, not too bad. The third film was el'stinkeroo, but this end..... Jesus titty fuckng Christ.
I think the writers here failed at bringing John full circle on this one journey. Consider this: After the run in with the F-18 and such, John should have understood that all emergency vehicles were lowjacked and one can pin point a location. Gabriel was driving a Hazmat truck and thus John had a chance at surprising the villain AND showing us that John has at least figured out how some technology works. So it didn't matter if John saw where the truck went. He just needed some tech support from a friend with a computer. Instead we are stuck with a rather lackluster scene where John simply turns his head and discovers the vehicles destination. That's just lazy.
Okay, those complaints out of the way... This was a fun film nonetheless. The actions scenes and putting John into one strange predicament after another works. It's over the top but in a good way. It's still a good film, but because of a PG-13 rating and problems mentioned, it falls a little flat.