Review: ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ is a Bad Day for Fans of the Series

Long ago, NYPD cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) made a deal with some supernatural being. He would find himself in some hairy situations, in which he would get pretty banged up in the process of taking out villainous terrorists. But everything turns okay in the end. His home life is a shambles, but he’s a hero to most. This deal made for some classic action movies, the best action movies in a few cases, and the latest, A Good Day to Die Hard, is the blandest of them all, mediocre action wrapped around a John McClane family dramedy. It’s a sign the series has lost all its charm, and it’s time for John McClane to hit the trails. This time around, McClane finds himself in Mother Russia after he hears his son, Jack (Jai Courtney), is in trouble. What McClane doesn’t realize is that his baby boy is now an international spy, his latest assignment pitting him against some of Russia’s …