Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
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Reviews Counted:42
Fresh:26
Rotten:16
Average Rating:5.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: An action-packed sequel to the 1989 film "Die Hard." While former New York City cop John McClane, now a member of the Los Angeles Police Department, waits to pick up his wife in DC's Dulles... [More]
Starring: Bruce Willis, Dennis Franz, John Amos, Bonnie Bedelia
Director: Renny Harlin
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Reviews for Die Hard 2: Die Harder
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 3/5 |
"How can the same thing happen to the same guy twice?" asks a bewildered and ultra-ironic John McClane. Well, make a film as successful as Die Hard and you'll soon find out. Full Review |
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If your idea of a good time is watching a lot of stupid, unpleasant people insult and brutalize one another, this is right up your alley. Full Review |
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2/4 |
[A] cynical, formulaic sequel. Full Review |
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C+ |
Merely a serviceable action flick, sorely missing both a sense of stylistic clarity as well as the glorious excess this kind of modern western-meets-Indiana Jones affair deserves. Full Review |
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3/4 |
...as accessible and satisfying a sequel as one might've hoped... Full Review |
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No one carries a one-liner better than Willis. He's also unusual among Hollywood's Action Men in seeming vulnerable at the same time as being invincible. Full Review |
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2/5 |
This disappointing followup to Die Hard has more action and bigger action, but considerably less suspense.
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3/5 |
entertaining but forgettable
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3/5 |
Skillful filmmaking covers for a ridiculous plot
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2/5 |
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2/5 |
Too loud, too many explosions, too little intelligence.
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3/5 |
Okay, but lacks the momentum of the original
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