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Was, Patriotic TOP GUN: MAVERICK Ranks No. In Skyfall, what happened in the boat on the way to the island? All of the cast members in Olympus Has Fallen bring their A-game to a script that isn't exactly inspired but doesn't need to be when the White House has been attacked, the vice president executed on television, and the female secretary of defense (Melissa Leo, who gives an electric performance) is being tortured and beaten while she recites the Pledge of Allegiance. We see innocent civilians getting mowed down in the streets and bricks falling on them from the toppling Washington Monument. The screenwriters know there's no way this story can end without a climactic fight between Butler, Yune, and Eckhart, who plays a remarkably fit president. However, as an army of terrorists unveils jarring chaos, civilian life in the city comes to a standstill. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top, Not the answer you're looking for? Olympus Has Fallen feels marginally more believable than the 2012 incarnation of Red Dawn. Ben Is it less impactful now, or is it still disturbing? After some gunfight, they flee the scene. Movieguide is a 501c3 non-profit. Olympus Has Fallen. We see one woman repeatedly beaten to a bloody pulp, and another led screaming and terrified to her death as Kang coldly puts a gun to her head and pulls the trigger on camera as a shocked national security team watches in real time at the Pentagon. Penny or Thomas? [16], Filming began in Shreveport, Louisiana, in mid-July 2012. Strong language includes many uses of "f--k," "s--t," "a--hole," "hell," "ass," "goddamn," "oh my God," and more. Action Thriller Secret Service agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers. Children and animals are in peril (a dog is ultimately shot in the head); early in the movie, a mother dies in a terrible car accident. The KUF discovers and decimates the assault force using the advanced Hydra 6 anti-aircraft system. Secret Service agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers. President Benjamin Asher was portrayed by Aaron Eckhart in Olympus Has Fallen and London Has Fallen. Not long after, we see visceral explosions at the St. Pauls Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, and the Chelsea Bridge. Angel Has Fallen is the third chapter in the Gerard Butler-led franchise that centers on his Mike Banning, a U.S. Secret Service Agent, and the war on terrorism. Once they were outside, Mike apologized to the president for the damage done to the White House. A female Cabinet member is beaten nearly to death. [19], The film's trailer was criticized for using the Emergency Alert System, and several cable companies were fined by the Federal Communications Commission for airing the ad.