Get ready for
action scenes from way back when, not-so-great CGI, stock pictures of English
monuments, and a story not worth the paper it was written on. Ladies and
gentlemen, London Has Fallen is here—the never-awaited sequel
to Olympus
Has Fallen. If you’ve got spare cash and time to kill, you’re better
off heading to the nearest pharmacy for some sleeping pills and enjoying a good
night’s sleep. This is a bad film, nothing in it is memorable.
In 2013, we were
hit with two movies with the same theme: White
House Down and Olympus
Has Fallen. The latter had the upper hand, both critically and
commercially. And you know Hollywood—if a movie makes money, there’s bound to
be a sequel.
For me, Olympus
Has Fallen’s over-the-top attempt at destroying the White House and
killing the president was fun to watch. But seeing it happen again, this time
with London as the target, was a total waste of my time.
Gerard Butler
and the entire cast were swallowed up in this explosive, action-packed movie.
The only way I could stay awake was by constantly shifting in my seat. London
Has Fallen has faced harsh criticism for its lame excuse for
entertainment, and I hope the backlash and box office returns don’t force us to
endure another Has Fallen installment.
In this movie,
the G8 launches an assault on a weapons dealer, Aamir Barkawi, but botches the
job, killing his entire family instead. Barkawi and his sons survive, vowing
revenge. His plot is well-planned: he kills the British Prime Minister, leading
to the convergence of world leaders at his funeral.
Barkawi uses
this opportunity to target the other leaders and attempts to capture the
American president. Here’s where I had an issue: with all the security detail
and planning the G8 countries are supposed to have, how did one guy and his
team manage to pull off explosions at Trafalgar Square, Chelsea Bridge, a ship
on the River Thames (damaging Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster),
Westminster Abbey, and even infiltrate the Queen’s Guard at Buckingham Palace?
The writers took
things way too far this time. They waged war on the American president’s
detail, killing everyone except the hero, Mike Banning (Gerard Butler). He
single-handedly takes out every one of Barkawi’s crew, including his sons.
Like I said,
you’re better off taking sleeping pills and enjoying a good nap than sitting
through this.
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