Jack (Jai Courtney), a highly trained CIA agent and was on duty to face the most powerful ruler, is arrested as a result of an assassination, but agrees to testify against Komarov (Sebastian Koch), a political prisoner and government whistleblower, for a shorter sentence. Bruce Willis, back as John McClane who has not been in touch with his son for years, learns of Jack's whereabouts and circumstances and decides to go to Moscow to help him out. When John arrives and approaches the courthouse that happens to currently hold Jack and Komarov on trial, an explosion orchestrated by Chagarin and his henchmen occurs in the courthouse, and Jack breaks free with Komarov. Seeing his son, John confronts him, but their dispute is cut short when the henchmen, led by Alik (Radivoje Bukvic), chase them on the streets of Moscow, but John, Jack, and Komarov manage to escape. From there the story goes on...
Over all, I pretty much enjoyed the movie, the jokes, the father-son relationship, and especially, Bruce Willis. How could you not love him, at the age of 57, the man can still running and kick ass. Okay, maybe your dear dad could do that too..
On one hand, I really dig all the action stuff, all those luxury cars-uh-destroyed, the tap-dancing, carrot-munching bad-guy, the cheesy dialogue between father and son 'Need a hug?' - 'We’re not really a hugging family’'or the destructive action sequences, this movie does what I imagine it set out to do. It is silly. It is fun. It is pure enjoyment.
For anyone who remembers the Die Hard adventures at their vital and exciting best, this film feels like a near-death experience.
But on the other hand, some scenes seems not quite credible. How can you explain why following scene after scene of destruction around the Russian capital, there is no sign of any law and order agency? Are we supposed to believe that the police are too busy or to care about some highway chase that decimates pretty much every one of the city's infrastructure it comes across? Or that no authority responds to some helicopter firing round after round after round into a high-rise building? We like that our action movies are escapist, but not when they ignore every shred of common sense simply for expediency.
7/10
