A thrill ride of action-thriller

Rating: 8/10 (4 July 2020)

Die Hard: With a Vengeance is the Die Hard film I remember watching the most when I was younger: it was usually shown late at night on BBC One.
Die Hard: With a Vengeance felt more like a sequel to the original film that the actual first sequel because it brought in the brother of the Hans Gruber. Whilst this film continued the storyline the filmmakers were able to find the balance being familiar and different. It was different because John McClane and Zeus have to go around New York as part of a demented game. The familiar came with the villain's motivations because he used a revenge plot as a distraction to his heist.
Being a John McTiernan film the action was top-notch, especially all the driving around New York, and had some great practical effects like the bombing at the subway station. It was an intense thrill ride that has little yet up, because as the film progresses plotholes start to emerge.