Ah, the '90s: when Die Hard was still good

Rating: 7/10 (6 November 2013)

Finding enjoyment in "With a Vengeance" means accepting that it's a Die Hard movie cobbled together from other script material, and it has to outdo the last movie. Also, that it's another Gruber and another heist angle. But it does spice things up with a buddy for McClane - and while the franchise wasn't screaming for a sidekick, there's a lot of charm in the Bruce Willis/Samuel L. Jackson relationship; they've got terrific chemistry, and hell if Jackson doesn't steal the movie.
At a time when everyone was aping the DH formula, this movie actually feels like it was doing something different. It doesn't always work (the ending especially), but as an action movie, this baby's got some kick.
7/10