Movie Review #11 - "Olympus Has Fallen (2013)"
On IMDB: Olypmus Has Fallen (2013)Benny's Tabasco Rating: 8 / 10
Synopsis: A terrorist has taken over the White House.
What? That's it? That's all you are going to say ...
No?
Cast: Gerard Butler. Aaron Eckhart, a small part for Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman and ... Angela Bassett ...
The casting was pretty darn good for this movie ... Gerard Butler plays a Secret Service agent ... There's a lot of fighting, shoot'em up, and explosions ... Definitely a guy's film.
Aaron Eckhart plays the President of the United States ... Morgan Freeman, Speaker of the House ...
Mr. Eckhart was tolerable as the President, but seemed to be a little too ... well ... punchy ... Morgan Freeman ... I don't know if he was napping or acting ... He simply needs to retire .. His best work is light years beyond this performance ...
Director: Antoine Fuqua directs this one ... You might know him from "Shooter" with Mark Wahlberg and Michael Pena ... or "The Replacement Killers" with Mira Sorvino and Chow Yun-Fat ... I love this guy's style ... He's very on par with his previous work ... So, if you like "Shooter" or "The Replacement Killers", you will enjoy this one!
Writing / Story: I really enjoyed the writing even though it may seem ... well ... A lot over the top ...
North Korean terrorist gaining access to some of the US' super secret weapons much less a US Air Force Cargo Plane seemed a lot unrealistic ... Also, the response time was ... well ... too much delayed ...
Synopsis Part 2: It's a story about a Secret Service who early in the story, unfortunately, let's the President's wife die in a car crash. He's sent to the Treasury Department to work when ... BOOM! ... there's a terrorist attack on the White House ... Lots of death, gun fights, explosions, a little torture, and ... Watch the movie!
Overall Review: Lots of action ... Some language ... So, not for the kiddies ... But it's a good movie ...
It's now on Netflix ... Add this one to the queue ...
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