Review of Die Hard 2

I definitely love this second act of the adventures of John McLane. Also produced by Joel Silver, I crave for the bad guys, the way they are presented, especially William Sadler, who gives here his best performance ever, in an evil character absolutely unforgettable. Look at his face when he provokes the crash of the aircraft with hundreds of passengers aboard, including children. I love this film, only for the bad guys, as for any Joel Silver productions of this period, late eighties and nineties, including LETHAL WEAPON. So back to this one, of course it is foreseeable, but some good surprises tough and a fast paced rythm and outstanding directing from Renny Harlin who gives here one of his best work, with CLIFFHANGER. I have rarely seen such a disgusting but fascinating bad guy, a super man - Bill Sadler - but a so nasty one too. The nove which it is inspired from is not bad too. Openly inspired by the General Noriega case, the dictator of Panama who undercover worked for the CIA, fighting against Communist forces in Central America, and who was also heavily involved in massive drug traffic. Some American Special Ops elite troops continued, in DIE HARD 2, to help their former associate because of the involvement in drug traffic and all the billions of dollars that meant for them.