1995 - Rated R - 2 hr 11 min
Director: John McTiernan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson
With the director from the first one back in charge, this movie franchise gets back on track. This is my favorite of the Die Hard movies and, even though they resisted the urge to call it Die Hardest, I still like the title.
Brotherly revenge is a vicious thing and Jeremy Irons carries the villain role well throughout the film... even if the movie is a bit longer than it needs to be. Seriously, McLane is the original Jack Bauer and he goes through about as much in this movie as Keifer Sutherland does in an entire season of 24. And you know, in the face of a crisis, either one of those guys would save the day.
And did I mention how much I love Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson's pairing in this movie? The racist comments are priceless from Jackson and they bicker like an old married couple half the time. It keeps this adrenaline-heavy movie from becoming too much to handle. You know, you need something to break up the explosions, car crashes, and shoot outs. It might as well be something entertaining.
I've got a while until I get to Live Free or Die Hard (which I haven't seen yet), so it's nice to leave John McLane on a high note. See you in the L's, John.
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