Die Hard (1988) Review
Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman as god-tier Hans Gruber, and one perfect Christmas Eve at Nakatomi Plaza. The rating is not negotiable.
Reginald VelJohnson played Sergeant Al Powell in Die Hard and its sequel, and the character functions as the audience’s ear, conducting most of his relationship with the lead over a radio.
The backstory about having shot a child, which the film uses to set up the ending, gives a supporting part an unusual weight.
Family Matters ran nine seasons and made him a household presence, and he has played police officers with such frequency that it became a running joke he has embraced.
Alan RickmanBruce Willis, Alan Rickman as god-tier Hans Gruber, and one perfect Christmas Eve at Nakatomi Plaza. The rating is not negotiable.
Bonnie BedeliaRenny Harlin takes McClane to Dulles Airport on Christmas Eve for the twistiest entry in the franchise. The 8 reflects what the rewatch test has confirmed: the film is genuinely twisty, the action sequences land, the Christmas-Eve airport setting works,…
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