Best of the three McClane flicks ... by far.

Rating: 8/10 (10 August 1999)

This joyride never stops for air and is as entertaining as they come.
Well written (classic Airport drama nevertheless and NOT written with John McClane character in mind) and directed with flair (Renny Harlin, and he`ll never top this one) and "Die Hard 2" stands as The Temple of Doom does in the Indy trilogy.
A favorite for the movie buffs - and the best one if you actually stop and think for a second.
Watch for that "ejecting" pilot-seat scene, and a great performance by Willis all-in-all - as he revisits average-joe-fights-bad-guys role on a snowy Christmas in a Washington airport.
All he wanted was egg-nogg and a little Christmas tree. What he gets is the most suspenseful airport-hostage-shoot-out situation made in film.
And this time there`s no time for French cigarettes or for ordering a pizza.
Enjoy.