Not only is it a thrill-a-minute ride, but it has one of the best film villains in recent memory, a hero everyone can relate to, dialogue that crackles with wit, and a lot of very impressive pyrotechnics.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
The result is a foot-stomping rouser. Where else can you get a cop in his underwear boogalooing with skyscraper terrorists? [15 July 1988, Life, p.4D]Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
A firepowered, blood-drenched action picture that doesn't let up.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Hal Hinson
A logistical wonder, a marvel of engineering, and relentlessly, mercilessly thrilling.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Caryn James
Has to be the most excessive film around. It piles every known element of the action genre onto the flimsy story. [15 July 1988]Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kevin Thomas
As a grand flourish of cinematic technique, it is awesome; as a human drama, it is disgusting and silly, a mindless depiction of carnage on an epic scale. [15 July 1988, Calendar, p.6-1]Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Schickel
What Willis proves in Die Hard is that it is not one you can ease through, especially if your preparation runs more to body building than to character building. [July 25, 1988]Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
On a technical level, there's a lot to be said for Die Hard. It's when we get to some of the unnecessary adornments of the script that the movie shoots itself in the foot.Read Full Review »
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