It is nearly or perhaps more than 20 years since this series began, and I reckon this one is up there with the best. It draws you in so rapidly to the plot to destroy American society through complete destruction of the computer systems - no communication (mobile phones, etc), power (electricity, gas) total gridlock of the roads (traffic lights all turned to green simultaneously) and all so plausible. The suspense is just terrific, the violence all so well staged and somehow cosmetic, and Mr Willis is the real superhero, out to save the world and is daughter now a full grown woman. His sidekick this time (and John MacLean always needs a side kick just to emphasise how much bigger and better and somehow good looking he still is even at his age!) is Mat Farrell a computer geek, with boyish long hair to contrast with Bruce's shave head. The mastermind of this computer scam is also young and tender and good looking - Mr Gabriel (the Archangel perhaps?) I really enjoyed this film, the tension and suspense wonderful, the plotline simple but effective, the explosions dramatic, the villains suitably villainous and the heroes outstandingly heroic, but somehow vulnerable and human. Rating - oh this gets a 9/10 - Yipee-I-ay!
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