Gerard Butler

Aaron Eckhart

Finley Jacobsen

Dylan McDermott

Rick Yune

Morgan Freeman

Cole Hauser

Radha Mitchell

Angela Bassett

Melissa Leo

Phil Austin

James Ingersoll

Freddy Bosche

Lance Broadway

Sean O'Bryan

Keong Sim

Kevin Moon

Malana Lea

Robert Forster

Sam Medina

Ashley Judd

Mike Snyder

Josiah D. Lee

Edrick Browne

Sean Boyd

Hunter Burke

Aonika Laurent

Jace Jeanes

Sione Ma'umalanga

Tory Kittles

Shane Land

Shanna Forrestall

Ian Casselberry

Dorothy Deavers

Amber Dawn Landrum

Han Soto

Kenneth Wayne Bradley

Bill Stinchcomb

Michelle Celeste Assil

Met Salih

Darrell L. Connerton

Terry Dale Parks

Michael Stallings

Elliott Grey

Hamish Macdonald

Lawrence O'Donnell

Rick Chambers

Scott Walker

Catherine Shreves

Arnold Chon

Lewis Tan

J.J. Perry

Simon Rhee

Ron Yuan

David Joseph Martinez

Andy Cheng

Steve Kim

Danny Le Boyer

Woon Young Park

Pak Ho-Sung

Philip Tan

Stephen Oyoung

Doug Hall

John Refoua

Derek R. Hill

Creighton Rothenberger

Antoine Fuqua

Alan Siegel

Ed Cathell III

Cathy Sandrich Gelfond

Katrin Benedikt

Danny Lerner

Trevor Morris

Amanda Mackey

Mark Gill

Karen Steward

Jaime Fernandez

Mike Wilson

Conrad W. Hall

Selena Arizanovic

Chris Bingham

Ryan Glorioso

Rachel Constantinescu

Charlotte Parker

Cathy T. Marshall

Christine Lalande

Crystal Woodford

Elena Sanchez

Christopher M. Fisher

Jack Lynch

Chuck Picerni Jr.

Mark De Alessandro

Matt Thompson

Boni Yanagisawa

Greg Rementer

Kerry Wong

Meggin Penkal

Felipe Savahge

Sarah Molasky

Pauline Boudreaux

Stanton Barrett

Jeff Brockton

Andy Abele

J. Travis Merendino

William Scharpf

Jacob Kabel

Michelle Lee

Ashley Nicole Hudson

Blake Franklin

Alex Lorre

Don Lee

Yan Dron

Airon Armstrong

Kristina Baskett

Cheryl Clarson

John Blanchard

Keith Woulard

Greg Faucett

Francie Brown

Travis MacKay

Paul Timothy Carden

Peter Clarson

Steve C. Aaron

Cid Swank

Amy Agzarian

Tony Farrell

Lin Oeding

Mark Shane Davis

Richard Ziegler

Andrei Constantinescu

Kate Forry Guanci

A. Michelle Young

David Easley

Jane Blanchard

Troy A. Johnson

Mike Herriage

David D. Baumann

Charles Guanci Jr.

Phil Shirey

Mike Scherschel

Bob Danyla

Kathryn Yingling

Jennifer Benton

T.D. Antoine

Larry Zanoff

Michael P. Cantrell

Jed Pendergrass

Michael Wynn

Lynsey Mouer

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Thriller

Olympus Has Fallen

Millennium Media

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United States of America

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한국어/조선말

usa president

washington dc, usa

the white house

secret service

terrorist attack

north korea

Olympus Has Fallen is, for all practical purposes, a modern remake of Die Hard that replaces Bruce Willis with Gerard Butler and Nakatomi Tower with the White House. Butler puts in a respectable performance as Mike Banning. Director Antoine Fuqua did as well as could be done with the story, and some gripping action makes it almost watchable. But the downfall of the film was its lazy writing.

Almost no part of Olympus Has Fallen is remotely believable. A single airplane penetrates into protected airspace around Washington D.C. and riddles the White House with bullets. It takes 15 minutes for armed reinforcements to arrive. The President of the United States risks the annihilation of a peaceful ally nation to prevent an acquaintance of his from being beaten up. I could go on. And on.

For this reason, the movie is somewhat painful to watch. You will certainly find yourself complaining loudly at the screen. And yet the action is riveting. Watch this movie, then try to forget it. 5.5/10.

Gimly

Out of the wealth of "_Die Hard in an (X)_" movies that are on offer, "_Die Hard in the White House_" is an.... okay one. The story is old hat and the CGI is awful, but the sequence of the initial attack on the White House isn't just good, it's great.

_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

The Movie Diorama

Olympus Has Fallen ironically insults America’s national security through lunacy and patriotism. “Die Hard in the White House” claims British lads’ magazine Zoo, divulging into the testosterone-fuelled minds of its laddish readers. To be fair to them, Fuqua’s patriotic perspective of a national terrorist attack is exactly that. A ‘Die Hard’ rip-off that relies on the same narrative rhythms beat-for-beat. One man, and only one man, can save the day by gradually depleting the numbers of the antagonistic gang that harness either monetary or diplomatic motives. But where the aforementioned feature excelled, this action extravaganza flopped.

In apparently thirteen minutes, the entire Secret Service force is massacred at the hands of Korean ultra-nationalists, at the White House, in the middle of the day. “The most secure building in the world” exclaimed one of the useless decision makers attempting to assist the Acting President. Yeah. That’s an armoury of irony right there. Olympus Has Fallen is so unrealistic in plot, that for the majority of its runtime you’re left baffled as to how any of it was conceptualised. Fully trained Security guards joyfully skip towards barrages of bullets. Protocols are broken left, right and centre. The frickin’ Army Chief of Staff sends a fleet of armed helicopters into a danger zone despite already acknowledging the opposition acquiring a ridiculously overpowered turret. Boom! Dead. The lack of intelligence for its characters is, quite frankly, insulting. Especially when this action blockbuster is supposed to be shrouded in patriotism.

The worst offender though is the obtuse amount of horrifically rendered visual effects. From blatantly obvious green screens to clunky polygonal helicopters floating around aimlessly. It was as if the team played ‘Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’ and directly extracted the models from it. Just woefully terrible. Fortunately Butler emanated his “tough guy” brutality in the central role, because he was continually stabbing Koreans through the skull, throat and legs. A convincingly physical role that was perfectly suited to his acting style, enabling him to destroy his opponents whilst injecting some light buoyancy. Unfortunately the screenplay is limited in the “fun” department, taking the narrative extremely seriously, which hindered the nostalgic cheesiness of 80s action blockbusters that Fuqua took inspiration from.

Speaking of, his directing style was taut as expected, with much focus on the shenanigans taking place within the Presidential bunker. But the frenetic editing hindered his clarity. Eckhart provided strength as the President, but as usual, picks lacklustre films to repress his talent. Freeman shouted at one point and I quivered. Bassett, Mitchell and Yune were underused and Leo overacted. Oh, and who stops a countdown at three seconds? Let it go down to one! Create that suspense for flip sake!

So yes, for thirsty action viewers who crave violence blended with one-dimensional characters, unintelligent plot points and obscene amounts of polygonal visual effects, Olympus Has Fallen has got you covered. However, if you prefer your action blockbusters with an ounce of excitement, might I suggest a minuscule film called ‘Die Hard’?

Andre Gonzales

Great movie with action throughout. Lots of drama as well. Just your average insane crew trying to take over the white house.

Olympus Has Fallen Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Morgan Freeman Movie HD

Olympus Has Fallen( 2013)

When our flag falls our nation will rise.

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Written by reverenddr on Sun Jun 30 2013

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