Olympus Has Fallen Review

***Olympus Has Fallen Review***

Olympus Has Fallen Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd. The film was just an excellent actioner with impressive gun fights, hand-to-hand combat, and it’s very dark and grim. The film was just so intense and very realistic that I felt that it was really happening. The action itself is intense and suspenseful. The entirety of the White House's takeover is a great piece of action. The Film isn't high on originality but high on some of the best elements to own in an action film. The film does suffer from a very cliché and very predictable script and dialogue, but it’s packed with top notch action and a great story to boot. The director Antoine Fuqua directs the heck out of this film with his aggressive approach and he does an excellent job of establishing the geography of his action and presenting a surprising variety. The special and visual effects were just amazing and very well done. Gerard Butler gives one of his best strong and convincing performances since 300. The supporting cast which includes Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Melissa Leo, Angela Bassett, Ashley Judd, and Dylan McDermott gave real convincing performances and they really gave the film a lot of credibility. I really enjoy this film and it proves to be one of the year’s most entertaining films of this year when it comes to action films. The film has excellent choreographed action sequences and some in-your-face jingoism (a character, when faced with the notion of execution, literally starts reciting the Pledge of Allegiance) that made the situation more intense and dark. I will give it a B+.