Die Hard: With a Vengeance

    Die Hard: With a Vengeance
    1995

    Synopsis

    New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.

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    Cast

    • Bruce WillisJohn McClane
    • Samuel L. JacksonZeus Carver
    • Jeremy IronsSimon
    • Larry BryggmanChief Walter Cobb
    • Graham GreeneJoe Lambert
    • Anthony PeckRicky Walsh
    • Nicholas WymanMathias Targo
    • Kevin ChamberlinCharles Weiss
    • Colleen CampConnie Kowalski
    • Sam PhillipsKatya

    Recommendations

    • 100

      Empire

      Despite a final, tacked-on helicopter denouement, it remains a gripping, relentless, supercharged slab of fun that knows no bounds - New York is its playground and the sky's the limit.
    • 75

      Chicago Sun-Times

      Die Hard With a Vengeance is basically a wind-up action toy, cleverly made, and delivered with high energy. It delivers just what it advertises, with a vengeance.
    • 75

      Rolling Stone

      It's a tense, terrifically funny action dazzler with a wow level in special effects that will be hard to top.
    • 75

      San Francisco Chronicle

      It should come as no surprise that Jonathan Hensleigh's script was not originally written as a "Die Hard" film. The blend of "Die Hard" and "With a Vengeance" is sometimes smooth but never complete. It's as if "Die Hard" were wearing a rented tux.
    • 75

      San Francisco Examiner

      Director John McTiernan outdoes the previous "Die Hards" (McTiernan directed the first, Renny Harlin the second) with machinery, stunts, noise, bullets and guts. Hand-held camerawork tweaks the audience's sense of anxiety further, and for the most part it works well.
    • 70

      Washington Post

      Cutting to the chase: In terms of summer movie thrills, director John McTiernan's return to the "Die Hard" genre (he made the first one) is a triumph.
    • 63

      ReelViews

      All the explosions and fights are filmed with consummate skill, and are thrilling in their own right. But that's where it stops. The pacing is erratic and the level of tension ebbs and flows.
    • 60

      The New York Times

      The movie turns two hours of bombings, subway crashes, car chases and helicopter pursuits into the ultimate roller-coaster ride.

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