Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, finds himself for the first time on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack - unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.
For anyone who remembers the "Die Hard" adventures at their vital and exciting best, this film feels like a near-death experience.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
14 Feb 2013
fresh:
It's all more than a little silly, but Willis' presence at least provides undercurrents of easy jocularity.
– Chris Vognar,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb 2013
rotten:
I didn't think it was physically possible to doze off at a movie as loud as A Good Day to Die Hard, but for a few moments my mind found some distant, peaceful refuge.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
15 Feb 2013
rotten:
What a disappointment.
– Richard Roeper,
Richard Roeper.com,
18 Feb 2013
rotten:
This is the fifth and least of the Die Hard movies.