07-10-2007, 11:00 PM
So my cub had this drop off b-day party just one exit from Shoreline, so I dashed over to catch this. The timing was just right - I got in just as the previews started and had to dash out as soon as the credits began. I thought of leaving sooner. The reviews were saying this was back to the original spirit of Die Hard (the first one I did enjoy, but I didn't see any of the others that I can remember). It didn't work for me. All the absurd CGI effects and narrow escapes were so preposterous that I never felt Willis was ever in any jeopardy. And they weren't quite preposterous enough to be funny. I don't like Willis. I don't know why. He's been great in several movies I've enjoyed like Sixth Sense, Fifth Element, 12 monkeys....hmm maybe I only like the Willis movies with numbers in the title. Oh wait, there was Pulp Fiction. Anyway, I completely lost interest when *spoiler* Maggie Q gets offed. I think Maggie is the next Hong Kong film start with a lot of potential to break more in America. She was great in Naked Weapon. I was hoping for more from Cyril Raefaelli, a big parkour guy, but his character hadn't been developed sufficiently before *spoiler* he gets offed. It's good to see parkour still moving forward after Casino Royale. Kevin Smith's role was so minimal - very disappointing. I might have enojyed it more if Christopher Walken was the villain and Keanu was the ubernerd.
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