Everyone likes formula movies. That's what you're admitting to when you show a preference for a certain kind of genre pic: you're buying into a set blueprint. But there has to be more than that. Something that delivers plot surprises, intrigue, laughs or excitement. This extra ingredient is what separates Die Hard from the almost identical Under Siege, and Lethal Weapon from Lethal Weapon 4. The main gimmick in the first was that Riggs was so suicidal, he didn't care if he lived or died. The central gimmick in this fourth instalment is that Riggs has a new haircut.
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