As a Die Hard movie, this movie is stylized, outdated, and, of course, set during Christmas. Even so, I still liked it. It's about as good as the original, if you liked the original, and was not at all disappointing (as a sequel). However, there were some pretty unbelievable stunts that made this movie kind of unrealistic (I won't spoil the scenes, however). This time, John McClane (Bruce Willis), a L.A. cop on vacation, is pulled into another conflict, this time in an airport in Washington D.C. A captured drug dealer/crime boss from South America is being shipped to this particular airport, and a group of mercenaries is planning to free him. Taking control of all communications to/from the airport, the terrorists, led by the traitor Colonel Stuart (William Sadler) plans to intentionally give innocent flights bad directions (to cause them to crash) until the captured Gen. Ramon Esperanza (Franco Nero) is allowed to escape. Once again, McClane finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, trying to save his wife (Bonnie Bedelia), who is among the many civilians stranded in the sky. Time is running out for McClane to save the day, and local Police Captain Carmine Lorenzo (Dennis Franz) doesn't want any outsiders involved. I would suggest renting it; it's a quick thrill that is worth seeing once. Again, this is a Die Hard installment, so expect a lot of language and violence.
