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Die Hard
Bruce Willis lets loose a torrent of bullets, one liners and macho sweat in this shamefully entertaining brawn over brains thriller. Alan Rickman glowers, moodily
This makes no pretence to be anything other than constant shoot-'em-up entertainment. Willis is a New York cop trying to get back with his estranged wife Bedelia, who's a high-flying executive in a newly acquired Japanese company. As the script would have it, foul terrorists led by the camp and oh-so-evil Hans Gruber (Rickman) storm the company Christmas party and it's up to Willis to dispatch the baddies and rescue his wife. The marriage of Willis and director McTiernan is golden - they both understand that what an audience wants to see is a hero do lots of shooting and fighting and never be at a loss for a zinging one-liner. And if anything on the set hasn't moved for three minutes, then it's just begging to be blown up, so boom, there it goes. Verdict Great pace, great gun battles, great fun. |
