Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen

Rated R and Released in Grand Rapids 3/22/13

Reviewed 3/28/13 at Celebration North Theatre in Grand Rapids, MI

with Gary

3 out of 5 in QUIET Rating System

Gerard Butler does tough guy very well. Gary and I liked Olympus, but we just wish the movie industry would come up with a better adversary than North Korea. Not that they are a true-to-life threat, they just don't come across on the big screen as menacing tough bad guys, like Russian, German or Middle Eastern terrorists. It kind of seems like the fight is going to be quick.

Butler plays Mike Banning, a Secret Service agent reassigned from White House duty after a tragic accident, who is only a stone's throw away from the President's residence. When the North Koreans execute an absurd sneak attack they easily take over the White House and all hell breaks loose. They are now holding many key cabinet members and President Asher (Aaron Eckart) for ransom. The brilliant Morgan Freeman plays Speaker Trumball, who steps in and leads the country while the President's condition is not known. Never fear U.S. Army, Navy Seals and Secret Service! Banning is there in a snap to assist or just take over while waging a private war on the Koreans. With an inundation of rapid fire the part thriller part action movie keeps us glued to the screen. You will enjoy watching good guys, or good guy in this case, tear up the terrorists and you will leave feeling patriotic. Hooray for the good guys!

QUIET Rating system: 3 Js

Quality: JJj

Understood story:  JJJj

Interest: JJJ

Entertainment:  JJj

Time:  JJJ