Review of Angel Has Fallen (2019) by Ishmail — 25 Aug 2019

Waugh fares better with the action scenes trading London's desire to punch a pyrotechnic explosion surplus in the ' 80s fashion. (Not a poor thing.) But while Angel provides a few possibly memorable set pieces — a chase involving police vehicles and a stolen semi, an assault on Clay's cabin led the ancient coot to launch an inferno of booby traps, and lastly a multi-story all-white company lobby directly from a Michael Mann film.

They all fall victim to excessive repetitive editing and inadequate kinetic energy, a problem that no quantity of firepower on-screen, twisted wreckage, or off-beat camera angles can solve. However, a sequel that is just a pedestrian is a drastic improvement considering the awfulness of its predecessor, which was the pick of this publication for the worst movie in 2016.