London Has Fallen

London Has Fallen

Rating 6.5 out of 10

I liked the prequel to this movie, Olympus Has Fallen. The crazy shoot 'em up movie where the evil North Korean's attack and take over the white house with intent of gaining control of our nukes.  Luckily ex-Secret Service agent Mike Banning (hunky Gerard Butler) was near by to come in and single handedly wipe out a couple dozen bad guys and save the day.

Three years later the White House has be rebuilt and President Asher (Aaron Eckart) is nearing the end of his first term and running for reelection. Mike Banning is the presidents lead Secret Service guy and right hand man.  When the British Prime Minister suddenly dies a hastily planned funeral is planned with most every world leader coming to the funeral.  Right in downtown London.  What could go wrong?

Turns out there is an Islamic bad guy still mad about that cruise missile NATO put into his daughters wedding blowing up a whole block yet somehow didn't kill him or his three sons that were there.  It did tho kill his daughter and they are out for revenge.  Somehow he manages to sneak in a couple hundred bad guys and enough explosives to destroy Idaho into London while a huge funeral is going on and all the major politicians in the world are attending.  The bad guy is very determined to not only kill the president but to do it live on the internet to disgrace him for generations.  Good thing Mike Banning is there to go one against a hundred.

I didn't think it was quite as good as Olympus but I was entertained.  Had a 7 rating coming out of the theater then dropped a tad upon reflection.  If you liked the first one you will also be entertained.  Teenager Rocky loved it and thought it was just as good as the first one.  Your milage may vary.