Review of Olympus Has Fallen (2013) by Ivor K — 18 Dec 2013

The portentous sounding "Olympus Has Fallen" does not involve aliens, more's the pity, instead we get the bargain basement villain of the era, namely the North Koreans. Given previous successful assassination attempts on South Korean leaders the plot is not as far fetched as it seems but taking over the White House? If Kim Jong Un is that desperate for a decent hair cut why not just have his minions kidnap a barber and smuggle them into the good ole' DPRK.

Gerard Butler is excellently cast as he fires about 100 bullets for every word spoken and stand-in president Morgan Freeman has got his "I speak your weight" machine impression off pat. The action scenes are terrific but this offering has a definite production line feel to it.