An average movie

It had been years since I saw this one so I thought it was time for a re-watch, this time with Nick, my step-son. Following the surprise success of ‘Die Hard’, it was pretty obvious they would come up with a sequel pretty quickly. This time, the upcoming Finnish director, Renny Harlin, was chosen to be the director and I must admit he did a pretty good job. Bruce Willis’s status was rising at a high velocity back then and with this sequel being a success, it wouldn’t stop anytime soon. Anyway, it was definitely a fun movie and Nick had a blast watching it (we eventually watched 3 or 4 times the famous ejecting seat sequence…) but it was definitely not as amazing as the first movie. I mean, they managed to create a similar plot without making it total a copycat and they should get some credit for that. However, I think the whole thing was in fact upstaged by the big action scenes. I mean, those were impressive but what is so amazing about a shootout or a huge explosion? Not much, in my opinion, and if you have seen one of those, you have seen them all. Still, it is a very well made action flick and Bruce Willis totally rocked his performance as the almighty John McClane. To conclude, even though I don't think it is anything really mind-blowing, it remains a very well made and entertaining action flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10