1988 · action
Die Hard
Directed by John McTiernan2h 12m1988
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.
Our read: Die Hard (1988) reads as a neutral, breathless, grounded action entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Neutral, breathless, measured action, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, measured.
- kinetic
- intense
- redemptive
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