A worthy and fun sequel to an action classic.

Rating: 7/10 (28 February 2013)

It's Christmas Eve again and John McClane returns in Die Hard 2: Die Harder, the first sequel to the untouchable classic Die Hard and the role that made Bruce Willis a household name. He's LAPD now and has patched things up with his wife Holly is who is about to land at Dulles International Airport in Washington but things don't go to plan – they never do. 'How can the same sh#t happen to the same guy twice?' McClane quips as he's back in the thick of things with a terrorist madman taking over the airport to rescue an international drug kingpin who's being escorted home.
The action is bigger, louder and the kills meaner which will satisfy any action fan while Bruce Willis is on top of his game in this Renny Harlin directed sequel that delivers more of the same which isn't necessarily a bad thing but the original Die Hard is a classic which takes something special and probably more original to top. The supporting cast of the first is back (in part) and play their parts to a tee while William Sadler's villain isn't as charismatic as Hans Gruber, rather he's the opposite, a brutal mercenary who will stop at nothing to achieve his goal and we get this point loud and very clear in a disturbing crash scene which works very well in making us root for the good guy.
Die Harder ups the ante, in kills, fore and action but McClane loses a step here and becomes a bit of a parody of himself but it's all in good fun, because really 'how could the same sh#t happen to the same guy twice?'. It's so ridiculous it's great, just sit back and enjoy because more of the same this time around is fine by me. Overall Die Hard 2 is a worthy and fun sequel to an action classic.
Seven (and a half) out of ten.