A Good Day to Die Hard

John McClane travels to Russia after finding out that his estranged son is in prison. Things do not go as planned from there. A Good Day to Die Hard, the fifth and (hopefully) final film in the Die Hard series feels kind of like it’s just going through the motions. Every action set piece and every twist and turn in the script feels like it was taken from one of the earlier Die Hard films. Any time there’s a moment between McClane and his son, it’s just, “bicker, bicker, bicker, joke, joke, joke and on to the next plot point.” There’s one decent car chase sequence in the film but, for the most part, it just feels like John McClane and his son have been shoehorned into a movie that’s completely unrelated to the Die Hard franchise.

Rating: 62%

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Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

A new addictive video game out of Russia has become a worldwide phenomenon. Authorities suspect that the man behind the game, Konstantine Konali, is actually a crime boss using the game to launder money from his illegal activities. Desperate to apprehend Konali, the Russians bring in Commandant Lassard and some of his most trusted associates. If the Police Academy franchise was feeling a little tired during City Under Siege, Mission to Moscow finds the series on life support. All of the charm and style of the Police Academy films has been replaced with subpar Hot Shots parody and shameless Three Stooges rip-offs. Jones, Tackleberry and Callahan return alongside Captain Harris, who's suddenly become a surveillance expert, and Cadet Kyle Connors, who joins the mission thanks to a clerical error. The cast includes Ron Perlman as Konstantin Konali and Christopher Lee as Commandant Rakov.

Rating: 50%

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