Fresh
Len Wiseman handles many of the set-pieces with flair and tension.
Ben Walters, Time Out
Live Free or Die Hard
The choice will be clear.
2007 · 2h 8m · PG-13
Action, Thriller
Directed by
Len Wiseman
Overview
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.
Director and cast
- Len Wiseman Director
- Bruce Willis as John McClane
- Timothy Olyphant as Thomas Gabriel
- Justin Long as Matthew 'Matt' Farrell
- Cliff Curtis as Deputy Director Miguel Bowman
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Lucy McClane
- Jonathan Sadowski as Trey
- Maggie Q as Mai Linh
- Kevin Smith as The Warlock
- Andrew Friedman as Casper
- Yorgo Constantine Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
82%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's not remotely plausible, but with Willis' McClane leaping onto the tailfins of passing jet fighters and bringing down helicopters by launching police cars at them, there's enough stuff blowing up that action fans won't mind much.
Bob Mondello, NPR.org
Rotten
The bad guys' omnipotence at nearly every turn dilutes the film's suspense.
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Fresh
An enjoyable pop projection of post-9/11 anxiety. That said, it also makes you nostalgic for the days when irresponsible action movies didn't have to deal with it.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
What's the fourth "Die Hard" called? I keep forgetting. "Die Hard: With a Pension"? "Die Hardened Arteries"? "Die Laughing"?
Kyle Smith, New York Post
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