Wow, it's better than the original

Rating: 9/10 (31 December 2006)

In the third outing for John Mclane (Bruce Willis), he is being used as a puppet by a very sinister and vengeful criminal genius who calls himself Simon (Jeremy Irons) When Mclane is just seconds away from being killed on the streets of Harlem, a local shop owner called Zeus (Samuel L Jackson) intervenes and is then forced to join the game.
The pairing of Willis and Jackson is throughly entertaining and it is in this concept that this film surpasses its predecessors, Die Hard with a Vengeance is a high paced, action packed buddy cop movie that simply outclasses most that came before it! Yes it's up there with Lethal Weapon; Mclane and Zeus are every bit as good as Riggs and Murtaugh.
Beneath the against the clock action sequences and the laugh out loud comedy from the duo, lies a very believable villain with bags of character and a very sinister desire to both succeed in his plans and reap vengeance on Mclane in the process, for reasons that do become apparent.
Die Hard with a Vengeance is an action movie, a comedy, a thriller and an adventure all packaged as one film; it entertains on every level and is definitely one of the best movies of its kind ever made.
Excellent cast, excellent plot, excellent gags, excellent direction, excellent script, excellent movie.
9/10 Don't miss this one