Matthew-meyers Don't bother it's awful. Bad script, bad special FX... just all round naff; not even good naff. It's not even that palletable that you can just switch your mind to neutral and roll with the far fetched action and unbelievable story. Garbage.

Mihai Toma Mike Banning, a former presidential guard must undergo a special operation of saving the White House from the clutches of a Korean terrorist organization which managed to take control of it a lot quicker than American security could do anything. As a commando, Mike rescues the president's son and one kill after another, he must force his way into the underground bunker in which the president himself is being kept hostage.It's a very good movie which features plenty of gun related action and killing, with some suspense and a bit of drama. If you can stand the violence presented in it, you will certainly enjoy this one, especially with Gerard Butler as protagonist and Morgan Freeman as president replacement. Although I really liked this one, it disappointed me with its finale, in which Mike doesn't receive anything for his courage, heroism and for saving the whole situation all by himself. No congratulations, no medals, no honoring, no nothing. That's not how you end this type of movie. A big shame when it comes to the finale

jonathanmark-77048 Plot: Disgraced Secret Service agent (and former presidential guard) Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.This film is a great throwback to late 80s to early 90s action films, showcasing the action like it is, having likable characters, and having an interesting story. Gerard Butler proves he can be an action star with the right script and this is it. Mike Banning is a likable character that you care about and want to see get out alive. The rest of the cast also does a good job with their characters, especially our villain played by Rick Yune.Antoine Fuqua has shown in the past that he knows how to shoot action well which definitely shows in this film, especially the first big action set piece which was done a lot better here than in White House Down.Overall, Olympus Has Fallen is a really good throwback to classic action films, it has a great cast, great action, superb direction by Antoine Fuqua, and a simple premise that's not overly complicated. Give this a chance if you haven't, you won't regret it.

kleedham It is hard to find words for how bad this movie is. Not in terms of acting and technical execution, which are perfectly competent. But why oh why did anyone make the decision to produce this movie? And why, once it was produced, did not someone with a modicum of intelligence and taste not stop it from being released? The story is repeatedly so incredibly stupid that it is hard to believe that anyone with enough intelligence to dress themselves allowed it to proceed to filming. And the only potential audience for it would appear to be people without enough intelligence to function at a minimal level in the world, and with depraved tastes. I can only say that my advice is flee... do not waste a minute of your time on this obnoxious garbage.