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True to its name

(Die Hard 4.0)

        With adrenalin rising to the tune of action sequences, Die Hard 4.0 from Twentieth Century Fox productions is all set to get into the list of spills and thrills that were rampant in its prequels. Those who have seen the second and third part of this movie would find this sequel better. A car- banging helicopter or a fighter A-35 plane flying below a bridge is all that can be seen only in an action-packed movie.

        John McClane (Bruce Willis) is back with a hefty look as a New York city detective. On 4 July, an attack on the United States infrastructure begins to shut down the entire nation.

        It's the beginning of a holiday, but McClane is busy. He receives a routine assignment to bring in a young hacker, Matt Farrell (Justin Long), to be questioned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. With Farrell's help, McClane slowly begins to understand the chaos surrounding him. An attack is underway on the vulnerable United States infrastructure.

        However, with the help of Farrell, McClane identifies that the bad guy is none other than Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant, is a former government employee determined to shatter the U S defence system), who stays several moves ahead of McClane as he implements his plans, now and then.

        Thomas Gabriel hacks all the television channels across the State and warns as to how the White House would be demolished if his demands are not met with.

        Before proceeding to his next move to Baltimore, where all the country's funds are stored in an isolated completely secured site, McClane with the help of Farrell tries to stop Gabriel's next move with all those computer- generated passwords and software programs. From then on, the entire story revolves around McClane and Farrell on how they loosens Gabriel's knots so as to save the entire nation.

        From Bruce Willis perspective, he does not have any special powers, but a regular guy whom can anybody can relate to. There's no secret about the movie. It's just another thriller. Lucy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) who plays a college-going daughter of McClane is impressive, while Mai (Maggie Q) working as Gabriel's right hand, with her stunts is sure to attract an action fan.

        Director Len Wiseman has tried his best to make the audience glued to their seats and has been successful in his attempt. Marco Beltrami's music and Nicolas de Toth's editing need special mention.

 - S Vijay Karthik

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