London Has Fallen

Cast: Gerard Butler(Mike Banning), Aaron Eckhart(President), Morgan Freeman(Vice President), Alon Moni Aboutboul(Barkawi), Angela Bassett(Lynn),Waleed Zuaiter(Kamran), Charlotte Riley(MI6 Agent), Bryan Larkin(SAS Lieutenant) and Radha Mitchell(Mike's wife)
Director: Babak Najafi
Genre: Crime, Action, Thriller



Better than 'Olympus has fallen' in terms of thrill and action sequences!




You may look forward to:

• Gerard Butler is the one to look out for :) He is in his best elements when its an action flick. He looks old now but never worn out. Its him  all over the movie as he leads all the action scenes in protection of US President, minus him the movie is practically nothing
• Alon Moni Aboutboul and Waleed Zuaiter are the key terrorists behind the whole activity, and they do a good job, they don't look like penny villains :)
• Charlotte Riley and Bryan Larkin have good but limited supporting roles
• Babak Najafi does a good job in engaging the audience, there is enough thrill through the film. Some gun fights were relentlessly engaging while the director makes the audience wonder where is the escape after all where every effort is going futile in saving the President in a country which is not his own!

What you can sleep over:

• Aaron Eckhart is omnipresent, for obvious reasons, although not much of meat in his role otherwise
• Morgan Freeman and Angela Bassett are in limited support
• Radha Mitchell hardly has any screen presence

The dampeners you should be aware of:

While the movie gives you adequate amount of action, the story of the film takes a hit. The content is practically nothing. It may give the audience a feel that its all very repetitive. Having the right expectation is the key to enjoy this flick. Go to enjoy a hard core action thriller-entertainer, nothing more and nothing less :)





My Rating: 3/5

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