It's been a while since I have done one of these so why not review something that is truly awful? A Good Day to Die Hard was released on February 14th, 2013. It was slammed by critics and audiences, but was a box office success, earning $304 million on a budget of $92 million. A Good Day to Die Hard is an absolute disgrace to the Die Hard franchise, the only bad Die Hard movie, it is one of the worst sequels ever made and also one of the worst action movies ever made. How bad is this movie? Let's find out!
The Good
There isn't a single redeeming quality in this film.
The Bad
Where the fuck do I start? The action sequences are terrible, the cinematography is atrocious, the acting is horrible, there is absolutely no tension whatsoever, the movie doesn't even have a fucking villain! Let's talk about the action sequences and cinematography. This whole movie is an eyesore! There is so much shaky cam and quick cuts, both in the action sequences and in the talking scenes! I swear to fucking god they couldn't even keep the camera still for one god damn second! It also felt like they couldn't even keep a shot going for more than 3 seconds! If you like movies like Taken 3 or Alex Cross or The Hunger Games, this movie is right up your alley! There is zero tension in this entire film either. If you thought John McClaine was invincible in Live Free or Die Hard, just wait until you see this one, he doesn't even feel human here! Near the beginning of the movie, he is in this huge fucking car chase in Moscow, and he literally rolls the vehicle he's driving 3 or 4 times, he gets out of it, PERFECTLY FINE! No blood on him, no sign of broken bones or anything! Speaking of no blood, this movie is rated R, but yet this is one of the least brutal, most bloodless R-rated action movies I have ever seen! This is essentially a PG-13 movie that was just given the R rating to fool the fans! Live Free or Die Hard is far more violent than this is and that actually was rated PG-13! This film is also painfully unfunny, this film tries so hard to be funny at times and always fails! The dialogue is super painful, pretty much every single line of dialogue that comes out of Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney is either father and son bickering bullshit, terrible comedy and exposition. Now that I mentioned the lead stars, let's talk about the acting. What fucking acting? There isn't a single good performance here! Jai Courtney does his signature stoic, boring acting, and Bruce Willis is pretty much in the background the entire time unless the script needs him for an action sequence, and all he does when action isn't happening is being the annoying comic relief! This film doesn't even have a villain for most of it! There is this awful, forced twist in the climax where this Russian guy that the leads have to protect turns out to be the villain, but that doesn't last long because he's killed off like 5 minutes after the twist is revealed! Now that I think about it, I got some serious Halloween (2018) flashbacks happening, but that's for another review.
In Conclusion
A Good Day to Die Hard is completely unwatchable. There is no plot, the cinematography and action sequences are a total nightmare that could very possibly give you motion sickness, the acting from everybody is atrocious, there is no tension, making the movie completely unexciting and boring. I hated this movie! We got 4 fantastic Die Hard movies already, there is literally no reason to watch this trainwreck unless you review movies and want to share your misery with your audience!
0/10 - COMPLETE DISASTER
Pros
- None
Cons
- Terrible action
- Lack of tension
- No story
- Awful acting
- Frantic cinematography
- Choppy editing
- No likable characters
Film Information
MPA rating: R (for violence and language)
Release date: February 14th, 2013
Run time: 101 min
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
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