best action movie in years

Rating: 9/10 (11 December 2007)

So many movies are pretentious or have to deliver a "message" or the director tries to be clever by starting the movie halfway through and then going backwards or messing around with the scenes or plot to make the film edgy or whatever The producer/director kept it simple here and this is a sheer roller-coaster of excitement from start to finish and for the first time in years i was disappointed a film that lasted over two hours had to finish. This is definitely the best of the genre and the gap between 3 and 4 obviously allowed the producers to get some new ideas, freshen up the image and get hold of the latest technology. The whole internet/cyber terrorist angle was also a great,modernist idea albeit littered with plot holes. Willis looked really good, amazing that he did the original almost twenty years ago and the rest of the cast was excellent. Justin long excelled as the uber-geek, Mclane's daughter also fitted the bill and kevin smith had a great cameo to boot. Also refreshing that the villain didn't have an English or German accent but some of the henchmen were french so I guess you can't have it all! The only reason I didn't give this a 10 as some elements of the plot are unconvincing, some parts of this film could not and wont happen. However, that aside, the action sequences are some of the best I've ever seen and if you're willing to suspend some disbelief, sit back and enjoy a true blockbuster.