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Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard

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Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

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Reviews Counted:194

Fresh:158

Rotten:36

Average Rating:6.8/10

Consensus: Live Free or Die Hard may be preposterous, but it's an efficient, action-packed summer popcorn flick with thrilling stunts and a commanding performance by Bruce Willis. Fans of the previous Die Hard films will not be disappointed.

Rated: 15

Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:04-07-2007

Synopsis: After a twelve-year hiatus, Bruce Willis is back as New York City detective John McClane, who still plays by his own set of rules. Following DIE HARD (1988), DIE HARDER (1990), and DIE HARD WITH A... After a twelve-year hiatus, Bruce Willis is back as New York City detective John McClane, who still plays by his own set of rules. Following DIE HARD (1988), DIE HARDER (1990), and DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE (1995), the fourth installment in the popular action series stars DEADWOOD's Timothy Olyphant as Thomas Gabriel, an evil mastermind who is determined to bring down the entire infrastructure of the United States on Independence Day, sending the country into anarchy and chaos. Joining him on his mission of destruction is the elegant Mai, played by Maggie Q from MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III. McClane becomes involved when he gets caught in the crossfire while transporting prisoner Matt Farrell (Justin Long, most well known as the mac in a series of computer commercials), a hacker extraordinaire who is the perfect complement to the old-school McClane, who eschews cell phones, computers, and doing anything the easy way. But when Gabriel kidnaps McClane's daughter, Lucy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead, from the DEATH PROOF section of GRINDHOUSE), it gets personal. Full of the sarcastic humor, exciting action sequences -- including flying cars -- and fun characters that have defined the series, LIVE FREE OR DIE HARDER is an excellent addition, directed by Len Wiseman (UNDERWORLD and UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION). The plot was based on a magazine article, "A Farewell to Arms," written by John Carlin, that appeared in a 1997 issue of WIRED magazine. The movie also features Kevin Smith as a computer geek -- er, expert -- known as Warlock, who still lives in his mother's basement. Yippee-ki-yay indeed. [More]

Starring: Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Maggie Q, Timothy Olyphant

Starring: Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Maggie Q, Timothy Olyphant, Jonathan Sadowski, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kevin Smith

Director: Len Wiseman

Director: Len Wiseman
Story: Mark Bomback, David Marconi
Producer: John McTiernan, Bruce Willis, Arnold Rifkin
Composer: Marco Beltrami
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Hugely enjoyable action flick that delivers likeable characters, a decent plot, plenty of wisecracks and more breathtakingly ridiculous stunts than you'll know what to do with.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
07/17/07
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

It's peppered with thrilling computer-generated action, but there's still something endearingly old-fashioned about McClane and his bare-knuckled way of dealing with bad guys.

Full Review Source: Sunday Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
07/06/07
Mark Adams
Mark Adams
Sunday Mirror [UK]

This fourth episode of the Die Hard series, with its plot that seems to have come straight out of Marvel Comics and its preposterous if dynamic action sequences, has only a battered 52-year-old Bruce Willis as John McClane to commend it as a drama.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
07/06/07
Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm
This is London

At least I hope it's the last. Willis does OK for a middle-aged guy, but as another famous die-hard once said, a man's got to know his limitations.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
07/06/07
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Independent

The most important thing is that director Len Wiseman stays true to the original formula. He could have gone for showy CGI or tried to be too self-referential. Instead, we get an uncomplicated plot, real stunts and a script which makes the most of Willis.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
07/06/07
Sun Online

For the most part, it’s an enjoyable rollercoaster ride featuring lots and lots of explosions and some great special effects. Alas, it’s not up there with the first three movies.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
07/06/07
Daily Mirror [UK]

Older, balder. Better

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
07/06/07
Tom Cox
Tom Cox
Daily Mail [UK]

Given Wiseman’s lack of style or guile, Die Hard 4.0 is pining for the freshness JJ Abrams pumped into M:I:3. Dopey story, so-so script and mostly ordinary action. It’s the ever-enjoyable Willis that makes it worth your while.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
07/06/07
Total Film

You know where you are with Bruce Willis. Unlike Schwarzenegger, he won't be moving into namby-pamby politics any time soon. He differs from Stallone these days in managing not to resemble an aborted experiment at Madame Tussaud's

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
07/06/07
Tim Robey
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph
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Willis was entitled to one more kick-ass action outing. But please, let this be the last. Anything more would be dying soft.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
07/06/07
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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The aesthetic point might be elusive, but that’s Bruce. Like this film, he has little time for detail.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
07/06/07
James Christopher
James Christopher
Times [UK]
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Chasing the ghosts of past glories in the name of product allegiance, Die Hard 4.0 clatters noisily down the lift shaft into oblivion.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
07/06/07
Matt Glasby
Matt Glasby
Channel 4 Film
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It's less yippe-kay-yay, more yippee-kay-maybe.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
07/06/07
Laura Bushell
Laura Bushell
BBC
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Yippee-ki-yay! Willis still has the goods. Credit to Wiseman, who keeps the thrills coming, and pass the popcorn.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
07/06/07
Angie Errigo
Angie Errigo
Empire Magazine
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It's efficient and entertaining, but even more preposterous than the first three films.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
06/23/07
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Pulled off with just the right spatial élan

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/27/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

The Die Hard series was about as animated as Rocky’s face until director Len Wiseman restored it to its kinetic essence...

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

Live Free or Die Hard is an over-the-top, fun rampage.

Full Review Source: Fayetteville Free Weekly | comment Comment
02/02/09
Tony Macklin
Tony Macklin
Fayetteville Free Weekly
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Full Review Source: NPR.org | comment Comment
10/18/08
Bob Mondello
Bob Mondello
NPR.org

Live Free or Die Hard is as close as we are going to get to reliving the good old action films of the '80s.

Full Review Source: Watertown Daily Times | comment Comment
07/23/08
Adam Tobias
Adam Tobias
Watertown Daily Times
 
 
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