Skyscraper (2018 film) Intelligence") hasn't come up with a villain nearly as memorable as Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber. I know that comparison may seem unfair, but when you're ripping off "Die Hard" this shamelessly, it's kind of not." Skyscraper (2018 film) Skyscraper is a 2018 American action film written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, and starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller, Noah Taylor, Byron Mann, Pablo Schreiber and Hannah Quinlivan. The film follows Johnson as a former FBI agent who must rescue his family from a newly built skyscraper, the tallest in the world, after it is taken over
Die Hard 2 a wide release in 2,507 theaters, making $21.7 million on its opening weekend. "Die Hard 2" has domestically made $117.5 million and $239.5 million worldwide making it one of the most profitable Christmas films, almost doubling that of "Die Hard". On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 68% based on 63 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "It lacks the fresh thrills of its predecessor, but "Die Hard 2" still works as an over-the-top – and reasonably taut – big-budget sequel, with plenty of set pieces to paper over the plot