Angel Has Fallen

This is a franchise that was created with staleness embedded into its very fabric. Yet, the target audience is one that is perfectly happy with a cookie cutter action movie. The third installment sees a minor change in the formula, but honestly, it didn't really need Banning to be framed, it didn't actually need any freshness, just lots of bullets and splosions and I'm sure people would be satisfied. But to it's credit, Nolte plays a hell of a crazy old codger.

Essentially a FUGITIVE call-back, this enjoyably schlocky action flick will hold no surprises for series devotees; it never really builds the balls-to-the-wall momentum of the earlier chapters and, as with LONDON, the claustrophobic confines of the White House in Part 1 are missed. Chief pleasures here stem from surprise comic relief Nolte, though his impassioned "sins of the father" monologues feel a little out of place in such a light weight affair. Plenty of bang for your buck nonetheless.

It's a step up from London, that's not saying much, but it definitely embraces the cheesier aspects of films like this, but this stills feels much like another rehash. While the action sequences are fun to watch, I don't ever get this balls to wall, and self aware schlick that I think these movies really need. At some point, it would be nice to see Butler switch up and do something a bit different, I was hoping this was gonna give me the that. Hopefully this is the last one of these.

Maybe I was in a charitable mood but I actually thought this was the best of the trilogy. Between the government conspiracies and president under attack and agents being framed and shady defense contractors and fugitive elements and last stands in barracked rooms it felt a lot like that 24 movie they always talked about that we never got. But I do have to dock it points for extreme, laughable predictably on every plot twist and villain reveal; real Babby’s First Thriller Screenplay stuff.

Good old fashioned no nonsense action movie. Gerard Butler is great.

The Fugitive but with gun battles. I thought this was going to take place in Los Angeles, not boring northeastern rural areas. More grounded than the earlier movies, but also less fun, probably due to a much lower budget. There are some good character moments, and occasional tension. The helicopters needed miniguns, bullets should penetrate cover more often, main villain should have a big rousing speech about their noble goals and warped plan to implement it.

Skipped the second, and I doubt I missed much. I don’t know why this trilogy made it past one film, but I suppose this gets the job done if you’re open to even the most generic action films. The problem is that it takes itself far too seriously for what isn’t a very good script, making for more eye rolling, dull moments and mediocre dialogue instead of dumb fun like The F&F franchise. Also I could’ve sworn Michael Bay directed the first action scene, holy explosions. Edit: saw the second

not so good

President T is shot several times , ten seconds later a secret service agent dives on him “okay stop”

Standard president and his bodyguard against internal assassins thriller, copy/pasted and "2019" written on it. Bizarre, geographically dull "Heat" machine gun shootout at the end. Lacks the feverish id that was unleashed when London fell.

Almost commendably by-the-numbers in every single aspect, to the point where I found myself legitimately surprised that it wasn't leadling to some form of (obvious) bait-and-switch in several places. No, It was simply content with being mediocre through and through, and somehow that made it the best installment in the series (which is faint praise, I know)

Nolte was the highlight! Watch it, be entertained on an easy note - it's really not that bad. *Recommendable

Impressive how many clichees can be crammed into one single film.

Paint by the numbers, don't go outside the lines.

After the events of London Has Fallen, secret agent Mike Banning is charged with attempted murder of the president. What follows is a veritable manhunt by his own colleagues and the FBI. Mike has to hurry to clear his name and try to expose the real threat.

Didn't finish. So bad.

Its a fun and completely forgettable action film that manages to mildly entertain even with the lame script, bad CGI and mediocre direction.

#20#, exp2, rw1, popcorn, story

Decent installment to this franchise. I liked Nick Nolte as the father.

I enjoyed the Nick Nolte character. Nothing more.

20.2.19(+)

yeah it is a alright "generic" action but the script is just ridiculous at times (by action movies standards ofc)

This franchise really is one of diminishing returns. The third installment is again a little step down from the previous entry. It still has watchable action scenes and Gerard Butler does his thing well in those scenes. But both him and the movie as a whole fare less in all other scenes, especially when the movie tries to deal with serious topics like Butler’s PTSD.

Enjoyed the action, the computer tech, and the drone attacks.

First half is all in darkness so you can't see anything, and the shaky cam makes it even worse. Second half you can actually see what's going on, it's got Nick Nolte, and the action is great.

Morgan Freeman takes a nap and all kinds of shit breaks loose

Maybe the best in this franchise. Still looks like a 24 ripoff, but this time around we at least get some over the top heavy fire and Nick Nolte as Nick Nolte living Banning's estranged father.

These movies are dumb, make no sense, have terrible special effects, but man if I don't love how stupid they are.

Men will literally enter the theta state in a zero gravity chamber rather than go to therapy.

This franchise was only good for being R-rated and unpredictable. This entry is generic, predictable trash. Watched: 20-Aug-19

Başkanım başkanım. Rusya ile savaşmak için kendini koruyan Amerika, Ruslar tarafından başkanın ölmesini isterler. Gerard Butler başkanı kurtarır. Gerard Butler suikastçi olduğu düşünülür. Drone sahnesi güzeldi. Fakat senaryo saçmalıkları of anam of. Görsel efektler çöp. Terminatör de gönderme yapmışlar. Filmin sonunda, Danny Huston ile yan yana. Babanı hiç sevmezdim.

Gerard Butler shines as Mike Banning, battling to clear his name in a plot thick with suspense and explosive sequences. While the film treads familiar ground with its predictable twists and high-octane fights, it's elevated by deeper dives into Banning's personal struggles. Despite its reliance on genre tropes, the addition of Nick Nolte adds a layer of heart and humour. A solid, if unoriginal, action-packed thrill ride.

Best part of this movie is Nick Nolte grumpling as a wild woodsman who happens to be Gerald Butler's estranged dad.

As bad as this is it could've been worse, but it could've been a whole lot better - cut the family drama crap

Very average action film. No surprises in story but a few decent action sequences. Hopefully the last film in this franchise if this is the best they can come up with.

While I consider myself to be a fan of the Has Fallen trilogy, this third one feels absent of what made the series better in the past. None of them are golden examples of what cinema should be, but the all-out attacks on the cities did slightly set them apart from other films. If nothing else, they made you think "This is a Has Fallen film". Angel Has Fallen didn't. This was simply The Fugitive retold in a less exciting fashion. Nolte was pretty great, though.

Well, at least they gave up the blatant racism of 'London Has Fallen'...