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Rating: Null/10 (7 July 2006)

Films like "Die Hard" (the first) and "T2" are simply perfect. "Die Hard 3" is pretty close to a perfect action movie. When I saw the trailer, somewhere in 1995, I was exhilarated. Short moments of over-the-edge action were choreographed on Beethoven's "Ode to Joy", in a beautiful piece of "montage". Great performances all-around and great direction make the flaws in the script less annoying. Anyway, the ending doesn't work as expected. Irons dies almost accidentally, as I personally didn't buy Willis' trick with the helicopter. The same for the aspirin jokes... The rest of the incredible perils are so enjoyable that one doesn't bother to believe any of them. The more I see this film, the more I think that the first 40 minutes are better than the rest. Though, it's almost... perfect !