Pretty good, as good as #3 at least in series.

Rating: 7/10 (28 July 2007)

I enjoyed this. Bruce was back-though you could say stuff like '16 Blocks' were Die Hard-lite installments, still-this is the official return of John McLane. I'm impressed, for the most part. Heck the side-kick isn't that irritating, Mac ads and all, the James Bond-ish plot line at least plays out like 'Enemy of State'-too souped up it's own good but believable on it's own terms, plus all the action you could ask for.
I think that they did this at least Somewhat tongue in cheek-that whole cop-car taking out the copter bit, then Bruce surfing on the jet there-c'mon you Hadda know that this was over-the-top from the get-go. It was fun the whole way thru. Plus you gotta like the fact that McLane is a stunt-driver/Nascar quality racer in whatever he commandeers-a PeterBilt or a cop-car or whatever. Plus he flies a copter-where did THAT come from-? Nice to see the usual spate of familiar faces-Cliff Curtis, the guy who played 'Bobby Kennedy' in 'Rat-Pack', the white-haired mission control guy from Armageddon, etc. along for the ride. Director Wiseman seems to have learned from equal parts Michael Bay and Tony Scott, but at least he does pull the camera back and allow you to see what is going on clearly, something both of those two forget more than you'd like.
Couple things that don't work so well-well Kevin Smith really shouldn't try to act, McLane has gotta be related to Wile Coyote in the durability dept., and face it-no one is watching is for a documentary on espionage or cyber-terrorism.
Oh and the baddie-Tim Olyphant-wasn't all that great, your generic white collar sleaze I guess. I think if they'd given him more to do besides wearing the Britney throat-mike he'd have been more threatoning. Liked Willis' daughter though...
Let's say this is worth.... *** outta **** or so, good fun considering.