On his blog, he explains the film’s adherence to his eight rules: Bruce Willis as John McClane is introduced (1), he wants to save his marriage to his estranged wife (2), terrorists attack his wife’s Christmas party and he sets out to save her (3), he takes on the terrorists and turns out to be very good at it (4), he makes peace with his wife (5), the terrorists fight back (6), McClane defeats them (7), he has learned some valuable life lessons (8).