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Die Hard 3: Die Hard With a Vengeance

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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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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

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

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

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

Who would have thought that the Die Hard series would sputter down to this sad, empty little film?

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
11/07/02
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

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

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

The action, albeit spectacular, is rather predictable and the film nearly collapses in the finale.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
10/15/01
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Willis looks tired.

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

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

It's a tense, terrifically funny action dazzler with a wow level in special effects that will be hard to top.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
05/12/01
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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The big set pieces don't build, really, they just pile up.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/21/01
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
Los Angeles Times
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The pace is relentless.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/01/00
Barbara Shulgasser
Barbara Shulgasser
San Francisco Examiner

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01/01/00
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

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

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
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A triumph.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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While parts one and two built momentum to an exhausting, exhilarating climax, part three has too many peaks and valleys (and, it seems, more of the latter than the former).

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Surpasses its immediate predecessor.

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01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

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

An audience on the edge of its seat doesn't quibble about plot points.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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