Yes, this film has a lot in common with the Die Hard franchise as it has lots of action, some humor and of course Bruce Willis. His character in this one is a lot like John from the Die Hard, though instead of a cop he plays a private eye who used to be a secret service agent that once took a bullet for a president. He lost that job though thanks to a crooked politician and now he is only a shadow of his former self and he is having marital problems. Playing opposite Bruce Willis is Damon Waynes who is playing a former quarterback who had to leave the league thanks to substance abuse problems. The unlikely duo come together thanks to a gig that has Willis on a bodyguard assignment for a girlfriend of Waynes. The girlfriend is none other than a young Halle Berry so you get quite a few stars in this one. She is killed rather early though so the two end up forming a partnership to find out why she was targeted for death and what they find is a lot of action. Like I said the action is rather good, but what really makes this one is the rather dark edged humor as there is a funny scene where Bruce basically tells a guy he is going to kill a guy who hits him. You also see him turn a gun on someone that is really dark, but funny as well. Waynes is rather good in this one and I have to wonder why he never really appeared in other more mainstream movies, as he and Willis had some good, funny scenes together. The ending is particularly satisfying.
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