One user said that the movie “does ‘Die Hard in an airport’ better than the actual Die Hard in an airport” on X, previously Twitter.
“Carry-On literally the movie Die Hard 2 wished it had been,” remarked another, and “Tonight I watched the new Netflix film Carry On,”
Commented a third. A little bit like Die Hard, but much superior and really a Christmas film in contrast to Die Hard.
“Everyone wants to make the next Die Hard, and the reality is that no one ever will – it’s a perfect movie that can’t be replicated and also a very specific product of its time,” director Collet-Serra told the BBC, acknowledging the impact of Die Hard on the production.
Egerton’s character, like Willis’s John McClane, is a regular guy who must balance employment and danger in an uncommon circumstance.