Genre:
Action / Thriller
Directed
by: Antoine Fuqua
Starring:
Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman
Running
time: 119 minutes
Mike Banning was head of the security detail
for US President Benjamin Asher until a car accident on Christmas evening.
Banning managed to extricate the president from the limo before it fell over
the side of a bridge, but the First Lady, who was knocked out and stuck,
plunged to her death. Eighteen months later, Banning is working a desk job at
the Treasury HQ. After a North-Korean guerrilla group attacks and takes control
of the White House, all the while holding the president hostage, Banning will
spring back into action to save his former boss and friend.
Olympus Has Fallen is your typical Hollywood
action film, where the bad guys are foreigners and are extra evil, and where
Americans are virtuous and courageous. There are lots of explosions and people
getting shot. After a while, there are so many deaths and wounded people that
it feels like a video game and you stop caring a little bit for the characters.
That being said, while not completely
original and devoid of clichés, this film still offers some entertainment for
the fans of fast-paced action. Gerard Butler’s performance also helps make this
better than it should be.
This film would be followed by a sequel, London Has Fallen, already reviewed on this site.
Rating:
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