London Has Fallen (2016)

Director: Babak Najafi

Starring: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman

In London for the Prime Minister’s funeral, Mike Banning is caught up in a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.

More successful than its predecessor, I agree ‘London Has Fallen’ is better than ‘Olympus Has Fallen’. This is a much shorter movie and therefore much faster paced.

The original cast is back, and Gerard Butler is in top form. ‘London Has Fallen’ is a very thorough and polished film, with great attention to detail. The action sequences are stunning. This film is not as brutal, but still quite violent and relentless. Although more politically motivated, politics doesn’t get in the way of this great adrenalin pumping action thriller. They don’t bore us with unnecessary information. This is a pretty straight forward vengeance movie without being complex or delivering twists. It has one simple mission: get the bad guys, and its taking us along for the ride!

‘London Has Fallen’ is entertaining and thrilling from beginning to end. And I loved the cinematography. Great ending, too.

‘London Has Fallen’ earned nearly $206 million on a $60 million budget.

Would I watch it again? Yes.