Gerard Butler returns as Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Butler) in London Has Fallen, the sequel to Olympus Has Fallen, which dealt with similar calamities involving the White House.Only this time, Banning has to protect the US head of state when he attends the funeral of the British prime Minister.
A lavish wedding party gets underway in Lahore, Pakistan. But the father of this bride is Aamir Barkawi (Aboutboul), a lethal arms dealer and one of the most wanted men in the world. A drone strike swiftly kills members of the wedding – including Barkawi’s daughter – but he escapes serious injury, and he and his sons vow vengeance.
Two years later in Washington, D.C., Mike Banning and his wife Leah (Mitchell), their marriage stronger than ever, eagerly await the imminent arrival of their first child. Having remained the Secret Service Agent assigned to Asher, Banning is always on alert.
When the British Prime Minster dies unexpectedly, Banning knows it is his duty to prep with Secret Service Director Lynne Jacobs (Bassett) for them to accompany the President to the state funeral at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.
With every powerful world leader set to attend, the funeral should be the most protected event on Earth. Yet within moments of arriving, heads of government are assassinated and London landmarks are attacked. Asher, Banning, and Jacobs are ambushed and retreat amidst a hail of gunfire and explosives.
The devastated British capital goes into lockdown.
The London police and armed forces realize that they have been compromised, with all communications being intercepted. Banning, as expected, goes off the grid and under the radar to stay one step ahead of what he learns are relentless operatives deployed by Barkawi, who have infiltrated the city through the careful plotting of Barkawi and his son Kamran (Zuaiter).
Critic
The unnecessary political undertones aside, the movie remains true to its predecessor so much so that it almost feels the same with only the scale of action gone up.
But the CGI is not that good and the intensity of the first one is sorely missed. The focus is on entertainment but the story needed some meat to rave up the interest.
Just about a one time watch
Critics rating -3.0/5
Average viewers rating -3.1/5
Cast:
Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, Gerard Butler, Radha Mitchell, Shivani Ghai, Alon Moni Aboutboul, Angela Bassett, Waleed F Zuaiter
Direction: Babak Najafi
Genre: Action
Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes
