Critic Reviews

Die Hard (1988) Rank 2 Reviews

Expert Review Summary

Movie critics combined give Die Hard (1988) a score of 3.4583 out of 4

based on (29) reviews

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Excellent

(17)

Very Good

(8)

Good

(4)

Fair

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Poor

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Reviews by Score:

TV Guide (Staff (Not Credited))

A triumph of slick direction and lowbrow thrills, marred but not spoiled by a sour aftertaste. ...read the complete Die Hard movie review at TV Guide (Staff (Not Credited))

New York Times (Caryn James)

The scenes move with such relentless energy and smashing special-effects extravagance that Die Hard turns out to be everything action-genre fans, and Bruce Willis's relieved investors, might have hoped for. ...read the complete Die Hard movie review at New York Times (Caryn James)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The idea has a certain allure to it: A cop is trapped inside a high-rise with a team of desperate terrorists. He is all that stands between them and their hostages. Give the terrorist leader brains and a personality, make one of the hostages the estranged ...read the complete Die Hard movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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 the complete Die Hard movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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