This movie died hard.

Rating: 5/10 (25 March 2014)

After 12 years, Officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) is back on the big screen, teaming up with computer hacker Matt Farrell (Justin Long) on the July 4th holiday to take down cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant), who has controlled the entire infrastructure via a massive computer attack in Washington D.C., and threatens to shut down the entire nation.
In a brief nutshell, this movie went overboard with the action, especially the CGI effects in the city where traffic lights flickered on and off and cars crashing, flipping and exploding in midair. The story itself wasn't very appealing as in the previous films. The characters, with the exception of Bruce Willis, weren't as memorable, probably from their lack of substance and character appeal - especially the bratty Lucy McClane (Mary Elizabeth Winstead).
There are, nonetheless, some adventurous scenes such as the computer breaches and the action-packed climax. But, stick with the previous Die Hard movies if you want both a decent action sequences and a captivating plot.
Grade D+