Bruce Willis is up to his old tricks again as John McClane, in an inferior sequel to the classic 80's action thriller

Rating: 5/10 (16 June 2020)

Die Hard 2 has the tagline "Die Harder" but the film is not as good as the original. To start off with, the bad guys are not as interesting as in the first film. Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber was one of the all time great villains and neither William Sadler or John Amos can match his on screen charisma. The plot is absurd just like the first film but unlike the original, which was tautly paced and exciting, this one was a bit too long and had its fair share of dull moments. One of the annoying aspects of the first film, the incompetent head policeman was also present here. I think that the writers think that creating characters like this will add some humor to the film but in reality it does nothing of the sort. Overall, Die Hard 2 is a mediocre effort that does not match the excitement of the original.