Hans Landa has compared the character to Sherlock Holmes, due to the meticulous, cerebral way Landa searches for Jews and traitors. Landa was also compared to "Die Hard" villain Hans Gruber, played by Alan Rickman, due to his disdain for the inferior intellect of those around him. Hans Landa Standartenführer Hans Landa is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 2009 Quentin Tarantino film "Inglourious Basterds". He is portrayed by Austrian actor Christoph Waltz. For his performance, Waltz won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Best Actor Award at
Live Free or Die Hard or most exciting "Die Hard", but it is a lot of fun" and that it is his favorite among the "Die Hard" sequels. Roeper also remarked, "Willis is in top form in his career-defining role." Michael Medved gave the film three and a half out of four stars, opining, "a smart script and spectacular special effects make this the best "Die Hard" of 'em all." Conversely, Lawrence Toppman of "The Charlotte Observer" stated: "I can safely say I've never seen anything as ridiculous as "Live Free or Die Hard"." Toppman also wrote that the film had a lack of memorable