“Die Hard: With A Vengeance” is a smart movie that decides to put the hero in a different kind of danger making for a much more intelligent sequel than the one we saw before.

In “Die Hard: With A Vengeance”, police officer John McClane (Bruce Willis “Die Hard”, “Cop Out”) is forced to play games made by the cunning man known as Simon (Jeremy Irons “Dead Ringers”, “The Mission”) in order to save the city from more bombs. Along the way McClane gets help from a racist named Zeus Carver (Samuel L. Jackson “Avengers Assemble”, “Snakes On A Plane”). Together these two misfits must find a way to save the city.

Bruce Willis is good as always as police officer John McClane. Samuel L. Jackson does a good job as Zeus. It’s nice to see McClane have more interaction and someone to work with; this does however make it feel more like a buddy cop film. Jeremy Irons gives an alright performance to a good character as he gives McClane interesting tasks to complete. The twist with the bad guy is predictable but good still. The rest of the characters aren’t too impressive but they don’t really need to be.

I don’t feel “Die Hard: With A Vengeance” isn’t as explosive as it perhaps should have been but with its wits it makes for a more than satisfying entry into the series. The first two movies have a very similar premise as in the first terrorists take control of a skyscraper and with the second one it is in an airport but this third instalment has something completely different that doesn’t deviate from our expectations. It’s a great sequel that you should check it out if you’re a fan of the series or just an action movie fan in general.