In London Has Fallen, the sequel to the 2013 hit Olympus Has Fallen, the whole crew is back for another battle against terror. This time the evil ones are Muslim extremist headed by international arms dealer Aamir Barkawi (Alon Aboutboul). When the British Prime Minister dies, under mysterious circumstances, all of the leaders of the free world descend upon London for what is supposed to be the most secure gathering in history. However; terrorist infiltrate the London security forces and proceed to launch chaos on the city as all hell breaks loose on the day of the funeral.
Aaron Eckhart is back as the president, the most prized target on the terrorists hit list, and so is Gerard Butler as Secret Service Agent Mike Banning. Angela Bassett reprises her role as the head of the Secret Service and Morgan Freeman returns as Vice President Trumbull. The characters all quickly fall back into a comfortable rhythm and then the non-stop action begins.
Agent Banning and the president escape the initial attempt on the president's life and set out to get the president back to safety. Since the terrorist are posing as British soldiers and policemen they can trust no one, except a friendly female MI6 agent who Agent Banning has a history with. So, it's one man against an entire army in action scenes that play more like a video game than a movie.
The movie is pure escapism and filled with non-stop violence so, if that is your cup of tea, you will love London Has Fallen. There are also a few chuckles in the film that balance out the gunfire and explosions of the movie. The movie is rated R and has a run time of 99 minutes. It's what I call a "Popcorn chomper movie" (just eat your popcorn and enjoy it). On my "Hollywood Popcorn Scale" I rate London Has Fallen a LARGE.
Hollywood Hernandez
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