On The Air: Hawkeye (2021)

 In time, virtually all of the major Marvel heroes will get their own Disney+ series.

Hawkeye dropped just in time for the holidays. Watching this show during the summer months will make one think of the first "Die Hard" movie, except that Clint "Hawkeye" Barton (Jeremy Renner) isn't all by himself against impossible odds.

Sending his wife & kids off on vacation, where he'll join them in time for Christmas, Clint faces off with an enemy with a grudge against a former persona of his, Ronin (comics fans will know about this, and there are references to "Avengers: Endgame"). At the same time, he acquires a new partner in college student Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld, "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse"), whom he will train to be his successor (as seen in the comics).

Because of the holiday setting, the soundtrack includes some familiar Christmas classics, including songs from A Charlie Brown Christmas & How The Grinch Stole Christmas. This counter-balances a cheesy Broadway musical exploiting the Avengers (think the similarly campy number in "Captain America: The First Avenger"), something Clint is not a fan of, obviously.

Check the trailer:

If they ever decide to remake "Die Hard", maybe they should give Jeremy Renner a call.......

Rating: A.