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Die Hard II

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Sequel of:

Die Hard

Sequel:

Die Hard with a Vengeance

Original title

Die Hard II (Die Hard 2: Die Harder)

Year

1990

Running time

124 min.

Country

United States

Director

Renny Harlin

Screenwriter

Steven E. de Souza, Doug Richardson. Novel: Walter Wager

Cast

Music

Michael Kamen

Cinematography

Oliver Wood

Producer

20th Century Fox, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Silver Pictures

Genre

Action. Thriller | Sequel. Christmas. Terrorism

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Die Hard

Synopsis

In this sequel to the classic action movie, renegade commandos seize a major international airport to rescue a drug lord from justice. Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis), there to meet his wife, must battle incompetent airport security, hard-headed, gung-ho anti-terrorist squads and a deadly winter snowstorm to break the terrorist's grip before his wife's plane runs out of fuel.

Awards: 1991: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: nominated to Best Foreign Language Film.

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"Die Hard 2 lacks the inventivenes of the original but compensates with relentless action"

Variety Staff: Variety
"During a summer when violence and mayhem are allowed to substitute for imagination and good writing, this is an especially well-crafted picture (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"A smart, spectacular and rousing piece of work, one that strains against but can't quite escape the natural limitations imposed by a sequel"

Dave Kehr: Chicago Tribune
"It's entertaining nonsense that doesn't quite manage to recapture the magic of the original. Still, there are some nice moments here, and Willis is on solid ground as the iconic McClane (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

William Thomas: Empire

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