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Die Hard 3: Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995)

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Reviews Counted:42

Fresh:19

Rotten:23

Average Rating:5.7/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Superhero cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) returns in DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE. Freshly expelled from the NYPD, McClane encounters a number of threatening phone calls from a terrorist calling... Superhero cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) returns in DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE. Freshly expelled from the NYPD, McClane encounters a number of threatening phone calls from a terrorist calling himself Simon (Jeremy Irons). Simon tests McClane's wits, and allows him the chance to stop each bomb by solving a riddle. In addition to using his previously learned anti-terrorism tactics (DIE HARD, DIE HARD 2), McClane enlists an angry store clerk, Zeus (Samuel L. Jackson) to decipher Simon's tricky enigmas. DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE finds director John McTiernan returning to the creative helm of the series he began in 1987 (Renny Harlin directed DIE HARD 2). For the third film in the detonative series, McTiernan creates a story line which floats from psycho terror to sonic action to interracial comedy relief. The acting is something to be marveled at as well. Bruce Willis miraculously evokes sympathy whilst playing the angry police man and Jeremy Irons' performance as the villainous Simon is reminiscent of an Eastern European James Bond megalomaniac. Samuel L. Jackson's is also worth mentioning as he gives an angry discourse in racism and then pops off one liners, both ice cold and slick. [More]

Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Irons, Graham Greene

Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Irons, Graham Greene, Colleen Camp, Larry Bryggman, Sam Philips

Director: John McTiernan

Director: John McTiernan
Screenwriter: Jonathan Hensleigh
Producer: Michael Tadross, John McTiernan
Composer: Michael Kamen

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While it is funny and full of spectacular action sequences, Die Hard: With a Vengeance is clearly the runt of this trilogy's litter.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
07/24/01
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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03/11/04
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Forsakes much of the occasionally clever, somewhat wry dialogue and situations of its predecessors in favor of a more generic action-adventure approach.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
04/27/03
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
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Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
06/30/07
Almar Haflidason
Almar Haflidason
BBC

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Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

Basically a wind-up action toy, cleverly made, and delivered with high energy. It delivers just what it advertises, with a vengeance.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Surpasses its immediate predecessor.

Full Review Source: Cinematter | comment Comment
01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

No review available.

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06/29/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
08/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Bigger just proves to be louder, and in some ways more obnoxious.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Action bits soar, Sam Jackson scores ... the rest is a bore.

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07/29/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

A tepid continuation of the series saved only by some decent action scenes and Willis trading barbs with Jackson. Jeremy Irons is a poor follow-up to Alan Rickman.

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03/21/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

Holds its own within the steadiness of the trilogy.

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07/12/03
Greg Muskewitz
Greg Muskewitz
eFilmCritic.com

The point of an action thriller like this is that it's supposed to be exciting and keep you on the edge of your seat. Die Hard With a Vengeance does neither.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Willis looks tired.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment 3 Comments
07/28/01
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

It makes for dynamic action that feels unstaged. And the fact that it obviously must have been staged makes it an even greater accomplishment.

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01/01/00
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

They killed an interesting gimmick in order to squeeze it into an already tired franchise.

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01/22/03
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

The script has little new in it other than some new ways to destroy people and buildings.

Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

No believable characters are developed. The action sequences weren't believable, either.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
03/23/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

No review available.

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05/16/03
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World
 
 
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