Live Free or Die Hard: *** (out of a possible **** stars)

Even at, like, 90 years old Bruce Willis still knows how to make a great action flick. There’s one scene in particular that’s so over-the-top it’s almost funny (the one with the jets and the freeway), but the rest of the film is slightly more down to earth while still being fast paced and, most importantly, manly. The kid from the Mac commercials (Justin Long, of Dodgeball fame) does a fine job providing the comic relief. And for those who care about such things, it’s the first installment of the series to get away with a PG-13 rating, which should be a lesson to Hollywood that overly graphic violence, excessive language, and pointless sex aren’t necessary when making an action blockbuster...