MOVIE REVIEW: DIE HARD (1988)
The internet has created a lot of interesting debates over the years- How do you pronounce GIF? Is that dress white and gold or black and blue? Is a hot dog a sandwich? Perhaps my favorite, though, is the debate over whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie. The answer is yes, but that’s another post for another time. For now, I’m going to discuss the merits of this film, of which there are several. In the role that transformed him from a TV star into a movie star, Bruce Willis stars as John McClane- a New York City cop spending Christmas in Los Angeles to try to reconcile with his estranged wife. While attending her company’s Christmas party, a group of heavily-armed men led by a German criminal take the building hostage. All he wants is over half a billion dollars in bearer bonds locked up in the building’s vault, and he’ll kill anyone who slows him down. McClane, who was in the bathroom when the ordeal began, slips away and uses his NYC savvy to evade, outwit, and fight back ag...
