Looking for explosions? Looking for nuclear terrorists? Looking for ignorant Americans who tear up other countries? Well, “A Good Day to Die Hard is the right movie for all of those. John McClain, played by Bruce Willis, is back with even more powerful guns and cliched phrases.

For those that are familiar with the franchise, Willis isn’t new to anything that involves firepower. But there is one difference with this new film: McClain’s son is involved. That’s right, Jack McClain, played by Jai Courtney, is now in the car chases and helicopter crashes with his daddy. What a father-son bonding activity, huh?

So it begins with Willis traveling to Russia to stop a nuclear terrorist, but instead of finding the bad guy he finds his only son; the two try to take down the master criminal together but not before some bumps on their journey. The film brings a campy reminder to
the fans of the hit “Live Free or Die Hard.”

Willis plays the role exceptionally well. He’s the ignorant American who doesn’t give a rip about which cities are destroyed by his devotion to justice. In the first 10 minutes of
being in Moscow, John is already driving over other vehicles in a car chase and
all that he is worried about is talking to his son, who isn’t very happy to see
him. John eventually destroys half the city within 20 minutes and all he complains about is
that he is on vacation.

Courtney, who is new to the series, plays the role of Jack surprisingly well. He seems humble yet is exactly how someone would think John’s son would be.

The music adds just the right touch to complete this impressive film. It has a mix of soundtracks from artists such as Frank Sinatra, The Rolling Stones, Beethoven, Michael Kamen, Stan Getz, and Joao Gilberto. These songs mix perfectly with the slow-motion
scenes and visual effects which really top off the awesome theme to the
movie. Without the right music, this film wouldn’t have been so great but John Moore, director, couldn’t have chosen anything better.

Overall, this sequel complements the last “Die Hard” movie but I wouldn’t recommend it for just any action-packed seeker because it does come with a lot of cliched scenes and phrases which can help ruin the experience. Other than that, this movie is recommended for the fans of Moore’s “Yippy-kae-yay” series.