It is a group of powerful events that we live through that man who is a firefighter. It may be different for this man who has tried to take a group of terrorists who are holding the vice president and others hostage. These people tried to plan to blow up the building during the seventh game of the NHL Stanley, but this man was able to have a strong experience in front of them.
Wooden-as-ever Van Damme is no Bruce Willis, unfunny main bad guy Powers Boothe is no Alan Rickman, and uninspired director Peter Hyams is no John McTiernan.
Offers above-average pyrotechnics, a body count that steadily mounts, and plenty of hand-to-hand combat.
Fantastica Daily
November 12, 2005
The best of the many Die Hard rip-offs made during the 1990s. Sudden Death is a thrilling rollercoaster ride of hard-edged action.
Washington Post
January 01, 2000
Van Damme races against time, trying to thwart Boothe and defuse all the bombs. But in the hands of director Peter Hyams, these are just banal action-movie chores.
Despite the elaborate stunts, go-go-go direction from Peter Hyams, plus butt-kicking and surprise goalie action from Van Damme, Death deserves the hockey-puck booby prize for...getting its jollies by putting kids in jeopardy.
Los Angeles Times
February 13, 2001
A treat for Jean-Claude Van Damme fans, a superior action thriller loaded with jaw-dropping stunts and special effects, and strong in production values.