Live Free or Die Hard

John McClaine is clearly my favorite movie character of all time, hands down, close the polls voting is over, no question about it. I was not sure if I could get behind 50 year old Bruce Willis dusting off his Johnny Mac persona, but I should have known better than to doubt the man. So depending on your definition of what a Die Hard movie should or should not be will determine your level of enjoyment of Live Free or Die Hard. For me the formula is simple, wise cracking John McCaline thrusted into a virtual impossible situatio where he has to use his acute detective skills and survial instincts to overcome insurmountable odds and save the day. In that regard this movie fit the bill. Bruce cracked his jokes, got his head busted in, killed like 500 bad guys and saved the day. Now I will grant you this time around being that it was the fourth movie things got a little out of control, alright well a lot out of control. I mean you would think that someone would draw the line at Bruce surfing on an F-18 Fighter Jet.

Crazy wild stunts aside this was a really good time at the multiplex. The story was a little far fetched; crazy super computer genius, Timothy Olyphant, warns the US government of our vulnerability to cyber terrorism and when the government does not respond he proves his point by crashing all financial and ulity systems in an attempt to steal billions of dollars. Yeah I know, but whatever we got a little Kevin Smith and a lot of Justin Long. A word of Justin if I may. We knew from Dodgeball that the boy had skills and this movie just serves to strengthen the case. He has a unique style of comedy that comes across as a combination of sarcasm and physical comedy. When he delivers his lines he will often trail off and lower his voice right at the punchline. It is difficult to describe, but works for him and is hilarious.

With Justin taggin along however ridiculous the plot got between Bruce, Justin and the action I never got too annoyed. I have to say once again the Die Hard delivered. None of them come anywhere near to the greatness of the first one, but hey you can only make the greatest movie of all time once.

GRADE - B+