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Die Hard 3: With a Vengeance

Die Hard 3: With a Vengeance (1995)

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Average Rating: 5.8/10
Critic Reviews: 11
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 5

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Bruce Willis returns as misfit cop John McClane in the third film in the Die Hard series. McClane has fallen on hard times; after moving to New York City and breaking up with his wife, he's developed a drinking problem and has been suspended from the NYPD. However, his past comes back to haunt him in the form of Simon (Jeremy Irons), a terrorist bomber who has been using McClane as his contact as he plants a series of bombs in public places and gives McClane inane "clues" to their whereabouts in

R, 2 hr. 8 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure

Jonathan Hensleigh

Mar 9, 1999

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

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Critic Reviews for Die Hard 3: With a Vengeance

All Critics (47) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (23) | DVD (23)

Degenerates into an improbable, confusing series of chases and an overly involved heist that takes far too long to set up.

June 25, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Brian Lowry
Variety
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Pure action, with bigger and better explosions and stunts.

August 30, 2004 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
Caryn James
New York Times
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It's a tense, terrifically funny action dazzler with a wow level in special effects that will be hard to top.

May 12, 2001 Comment
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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The big set pieces don't build, really, they just pile up.

February 21, 2001 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
Peter Rainer
Los Angeles Times
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An audience on the edge of its seat doesn't quibble about plot points.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Explosions aren't so funny anymore.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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John McClane takes NYC in this thrilling sequel.

January 2, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Kelly Kessler
Common Sense Media

...ultimately closer in spirit to the original than the first sequel.

June 26, 2007 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Should make us all feel a little queasy after the Oklahoma City bombing.

June 25, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Although the film is not special, this two-disc special edition DVD most definitely is.

June 14, 2007 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Ryan Cracknell
Apollo Guide

All in all, it's a fun movie, worthy of its predecessors, but ranking third of three.

August 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

There's little wit or originality on offer, just the familiar escalation of car chases and big bangs.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment
Time Out Source: Time Out

So concerned with bigness that it forgets to thrill.

April 26, 2004 Comment
Mark Robison
Reno Gazette-Journal Source: Reno Gazette-Journal

Surprisingly more entertaining than you'd expect a third film in a franchise to be.

January 30, 2004 Comment
Widgett Walls
Needcoffee.com

John McTiernan pulls the stunts off with such finesse that the script problems are almost irrelevant.

January 11, 2004 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Rarely are sequels this good

November 18, 2003 Comment (1)
Clint Morris
Moviehole

The best of the Die Hard movies -- Jackson and Willis are terrific together.

October 8, 2003 Comments (7)
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Holds its own within the steadiness of the trilogy.

July 12, 2003 Comment
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com
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Gets better for every time! A highly underrated sequel that nearly matches all the fun and brilliance of the original. Jeremy Irons makes a great villain and Samuel L. Jackson is perfectly cast as John McClane's sidekick. Lots of twists and turns and non-stop explosive action. Simon says watch this movie! Otherwise

June 29, 2007
CloudStrife84
Mike S

Super Reviewer

A much better follow up to the original.

January 10, 2012
StarCrossedVoyager
Sophie Burgess

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Die Hard 3: With a Vengeance Quotes

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    1. Chief Cobb: Have you been drinking, McClane?
    2. John McClane: No, not since this morning.
    – Submitted by Alex W (6 months ago)
    1. John McClane: I know what I'm doing!
    2. Zeus Carver: Not even god knows what your doing!
    – Submitted by Quentin G (9 months ago)

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