Review: 'London Has Fallen' And Can’t Get Up!
Benji Dunaief ‘19 / Emertainment Monthly Staff Writer
The cookie cutter plot of London Has Fallen brings secret service man Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) and President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) together in London for the funeral of the suddenly (and blatantly suspiciously) dead British Prime Minister. However, from the opening title, you know this funeral isn’t going to be a cakewalk. Terrorists, angry with President Asher for unjustifiably drone striking their families, decide to blow up a majority of London, killing a half dozen Western European leaders in the process (who, by the way, had nothing to do with any drone strikes). After the terrorists attack the President’s convoy, conveniently killing all secret service members except for Banning and Asher in the process, the usual duo must find a way out of London. Yet even though Banning is the President of the Free World’s only hope of survival, he seems to care far more about shooting his way through countless Middle Eastern terrorists in a rage of fury.
All redeeming categories considered London Has Fallen checks few boxes. In fact, by far the best part of the film occurred off screen; as a promotion for the film, Waze released a long-awaited Morgan Freeman GPS navigation voice. Unfortunately, the one beacon of hope Freeman represented for this film was extinguished after he was unceremoniously confined to a chair in a room full of blabbering, useless U.S. generals and cabinet members. The cast and crew of London Has Fallen should be ashamed for creating such a shallow, worthless, and ultimately offensive piece of cinema.
Overall Grade: F
Watch The Trailer:
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