die hardjohn mcclane be in california to visit his wife and whom he be seperated from due to different dream of career and he hasn not be able to handle he succes in her new job . but it christmas so he come to see his family and while pick up his wife at her firm and a group of terrorist show up and hold all guest a hostage and john mcclane manages to escape and be now the only hope to save the hostage and alert the police . overall action movie be always very similar and predictable and and this movie be too predictable and perhaps that be the only big weakness of this movie and because who can deny there be something special with die hard . die hard be simply a very progressive and accelerated and perfectly pace action movie and not only do it tell a good story and and even come with a few complex and it also bring some of the best and most solid action ever to be see . john mctiernan have prove to be a solid action director over the year and after the breakthrough with predator he make this classic action flick and that never seem to be get old and even now . 17 year later and it still work as well a it do 17 year ago and brilliant . this be just what i suppose we can call a perfect popcorn movie and the kind of movie where you lean back and just let the thrill ride begin and you know thing will end happily and but still it entertain for the 2 hour it last and and it entertain at a very high level . perhaps one of the weakness of the movie be the happy end and i would have love a darker end and leave something to think about and especially since there obviously be the problematic climax involve in the movie and there be some good side story and especially the dramatic with john and holly marriage . strangely that work out perfectly and we get to know everything about it and even though the movie actually doesn not spend much time explain and it just do so well and perfectly direct that we basically know everything about these two when the movie end . i be not sure if this be a final breakthrough for bruce willis and but he definetely show in this movie what great actor he be and we see a lot of different side of him and the tough guy and the soft guy and and even well and the funny guy . i hardly ever láugh in movie and and i hate unserious movie that be try to hard to make you laugh and but the joke in this movie be perfect and especially the one sign by bruce willis and i love his attitude and perfect performance . to sum it all up a bit and a we always do . this be a really great action classic and an unforgettable movie that never get old and no matter how many time you watch it and this must be like the 5th time for me and and it still highly entertaining and it have no slow moment and just move out there at a perfect pace for 2 hour . the weak side be perhaps that it such a classic and traditional action movie that we know the end before the movie start and sadly and an end that would have leave me breathless would have be good for me and but maybe other people think differently . i just like dark ending . positive .