Review of Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) by Andrew C — 05 Jul 2011
Such a fun action film. I would suggest to anyone who watches this to watch the first two films before hand so you have a basis of what you will be watching. Bruce Willis reprises his role as the badass cop John McClaine but this time he is accompanied by Samuel L. Jackson playing Zeus a Harlem shop owner who unfortunately gets thrown into a dangerous game put on by a terrorist played By Jeremy Irons.
Now while the affects are somewhat outdated and some stunts you can clearly see are fake the film is still very enjoyable. With a Run time of 2 hours and 8 minutes the plot actually moves quite quickly and does not lag. Willis is of course perfect in his role as John McClaine and Jackson provides his usual Jackson performance complete with hilarious dialogue between him and McClaine. He provides that extra something that makes the film more fun.
What I like most about this film is how it differs from the previous two in that John McClaine is not just at the wrong place at the wrong time but that there is a direct threat towards him at all time. While the ending is pretty similar to the previous film the rest of the film differs enough to exceed it in quality. Also while yes it is an action film, it is not a film you can entirely turn your brain off to. Highly recommend the entire Die Hard series, but this is may just be my favorite or at least tied with the original film.
This review of Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) was written by Andrew C on 05 Jul 2011.
Die Hard: With a Vengeance has generally received positive reviews.
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