Olympus has fallen

Olympus has fallen

Watched English movie 'Olympus has fallen', directed by Antoine Fuqua, starring Gerard Butler as Secret service agent Mike Banning, Aaron Eckhart as President of USA, Morgan Freeman as Speaker Trumbull and Rick Yune as North Korean terrorist. This is first film of the Fallen series. 

North Koreans have taken over white house. President, Vice President and Secretary of defence are taken hostage in the presidential bunker. The north Koreans want to activate Cerberus. President's son is also somewhere in the white house. Mike Banning is the lone free survivor in the white house and all hopes are on him to save the day and save the world. 

Can Mike save President's son? What is Cerberus? What is Mike doing in White House? Can he save the day?

As the name and plot suggests this movie is full of action. It is non stop Acton from start to finish. There is also some scope for acting!

Gerrard Butler is the hero and he does week in Acton sequences. Aaron Eckhart's character had empathy but he doesn't look like US President. Rick Yune fires well as antagonist. 

Direction is decent. He covers all the points. Action sequences are good,  especially the crashing of choppers and aeroplanes. This movie has a lot of violence. 

If the President is shot in the bunker and there are dead terrorists lying around, what would one do? Call for the security and medivac or walk the injured, bleeding President out? Natural choice is first but director chooses second. How so many terrorists with domesticated weapons reach White House (The most protected building) is another enigma. 

Watch if you like action movies.