quite possibly the best modern action movie since the classic dirty harry and die hard simply rock . base on the interesting novel nothing last forever by roderick thorp and die hard make headline for it combination of a terrific cast and excellent script and amazing action sequence and superb direction . head up by screen favorite bruce willis ( the sixth sense ) and die hard also feature the talented alan rickman ( galaxy quest ) and bonnie bedelia ( needful thing ) . direct by action veteran john mctiernan and the mastermind behind such action spectacular a predator and the hunt for red october and the thomas crown affair ( 1999 ) and and die hard with a vengeance . in the role that shoot him to stardom and willis play detective john mcclane and a hard hitting cop from new york on christmas vacation in la . he be there to visit his wife ( whom he be separate from ) and holly gennaro and who recently get a great job work for the nakatomi corporation and have permanently move to los angeles with their two child . john arrive at nakatomi plaza expect a fun christmas party and a relaxing night . man be he wrong . a few minute after get settle and twelve gun tot eastern european take the entire 30th floor hostage . the supposed terrorist be head up by the brilliant megalomaniac han gruber ( rickman ) and who actually want the $ 640 million dollar inside the floor vault . somehow and mcclane escape upstairs arm only with a handgun and start cause a ruckus and slowly hunt down each well equip thug . die hard succeed be because it present every challenge mcclane have to face realistically and clearly . a the tension mount and the ordeal for john become increasingly hard . first and it just a terrorist . then a whole slew of them . later and it the nypd and even the fbi . director mctiernan give the film a good pace and make the film work by show that john isn not superhuman while he only use his brain more than his gun . also and screenwriter jeb stuart ( the fugitive ) and steven e. de souza ( 48 hr . ) add touch of humor that lighten up the viewer and classic one liner ( yippy ki yay and . @ # $ ) that ignite the screen . their subplots actually add to the story instead of overcomplicating it and especially one feature good cop sgt . al powell ( rejinald veljohnson of tv family matter ) . overall and this movie be awesome . willis be very believable and have significant screen presence . character development be superb and and even though stuart and de souza leave some loose end untie like how a man get hang with a chain and still come back for more the film remain to be an action classic . note to parent represent the nudity and drug use and continual profanity and and extreme violence would make this a bad choice for kid under 13. otherwise and see die hard asap . overall rating represent worth positive dollar .