There is one statement that can immediately connect people with the “Die Hard” film franchise, and that statement is “Yippee Ki-Yay.” A statement that has been referenced in several forms of pop culture since the release of the original “Die Hard” in 1988. February 14, 2013, was the release of the fifth installment in the “Die Hard” franchise, which is entitled “A Good Day to Die Hard,” and it is directed by John Moore.

In John McClane’s (Bruce Willis) fifth outing in the franchise; he travels to russia, as he hears about some trouble that his son got into with a secret agency that he works for. As McClane eventually manages to track down his son, he also discovers a big uranium storage heist going on with a group of criminals, and it is up to his son Jack McClane (Jai Courtney) and himself to stop them.

Though John McClane’s fifth time out was not very extraordinary, this film does get some occasional elements right. The team-up of John McClane and his son Jack working together was somewhat interesting, as the viewer experiences both the veteran and the newbie side of the McClane family in action. Not only will viewers get to learn more about Jack in this film, but Mary Elizabeth Winstead gets to reprise her role as John’s daughter, Lucy McClane, after her role in “Live Free or Die Hard.” There were some occasional tributes to the previous “Die Hard” films throughout this picture, such as certain effects from the previous films and this installment’s musical score is very similar to the one used for the original “Die Hard.”

Unfortunately, John McClane’s day was more bad than good, when it comes to this film. Many viewers may find this film frustrating, as one of the bigger flaws of the film, is that the script is very poorly written. There are several moments in the film that feel badly improvised, the dialogue feels too dumbed down and most of the action scenes don’t feel believable enough. The film’s villain is played out in a very generic way and there is never a moment in the film where he stands out. The film also lacked a sense of a good story direction.

This may not be great news for the “Die Hard” fans, but “A Good Day to Die Hard” turned out to be a bad day for John McClane. If a sixth film does eventually get made, only a better writer and director will be able to bring back the true “Die Hard” magic again.