This one sure did die.

Rating: 4/10 (25 March 2005)

Sequels are usually, though not always, far inferior to their predecessors, especially when not necessary to further an incomplete story. This is certainly true of Die Hard 2.
Whereas the first Die Hard was original, fresh, unusual, tense, and exciting, the second was unmemorable, tired, formulaic, and just plain dull. It completely failed to live up to the first in pretty much every way and is mostly a waste of time. There are many much worse action films out there, but this is less than nothing special and was one of the sequels that really seems nothing more than an attempt top ride the wave of the first film.