A great action movie, but no Die Hard

Rating: 7/10 (8 July 2007)

I just saw the movie, so I thought I should drop by and share my opinion.
It is a great action movie, that's for sure. It is NOT, however, a Die Hard movie. There was absolutely no character development, quite a few of the action scenes seemed overblown (Mc Lane is not James Bond, for Christ sake - that's one of the reasons he was so likable in DH 1-3). Also it was WAY too technical, without even trying to be SOMEWHAT accurate about it. Literally ALL of the hacker and computer related scenes were hilariously unbelievable.
On the positive side, the cast (except for the surprisingly weak villain) and the special effects were very good indeed!
All in all it was well spent EUR 17,-- (that's approx. USD 22), for some cool action with Bruce Willis in it, as well as for reviving some fond memories of the previous movies. Unfortunately, not more.
If the movie didn't pretend to be a DH sequel, it would get an 8/10 from me, instead of 7/10 I just gave it.