A Good Day to Die Hard literally ruined the franchise. For people who are fans of the Die Hard films and/or Willis' action persona, or those somehow unfamiliar with either but fond of the genre, A Good Day To Die Hard will be a good time at the movies. Die Hard 5 review. Parents need to know that A Good Day to Die Hard is the fifth -- and least entertaining -- of the action-heavy Die Hard series. John McClane is a dick in this movie. The franchise name and leading man are the only things elevating this silly, forgettable action romp. A Good Day to Die Hard sees John McClane (Bruce Willis) heading to Moscow to help out his estranged son, Jack (Jai Courtney), who is seemingly headed for prison due to some brazen criminal acts. I n the first and best Die Hard thriller (1988), Bruce Willis's maverick New York cop John McClane took on ruthless European terrorists in a Los Angeles skyscraper. A Good Day to Die Hard literally ruined the franchise. He kills innocent people (they aren't important to the story, it's not a spoiler) for his own gain, which has never happened This movie is proof that every single movie franchise will include a dud. The attempt to tone down the previous entry, Live Free or Die Hard, for a PG-13 rating for has been abandoned this time out. Matt reviews John Moore's A Good Day to Die Hard starring Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, and Yuliya Snigir.