Angel Has Fallen

Angel Has Fallen is the third in the Olympus Has Fallen franchise. When Secret Service Agent Mike Banning is framed for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Allan Trumbull, he must work against the clock to discover the true threat while evading his own agency and the FBI. 

The plot was engaging throughout, the script was quite funny at times and the acting was great from the entire cast. I liked that Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman reprised their roles as Mike Banning and now President Trumbull, respectively. I liked their dynamic that they were able to transfer from the second film. This is the first time where I thought that Gerard might be a bit too old for this role. He was looking a little out of shape but was able to muster though this one in the end. Jada Pinkett Smith and Danny Huston were great additions to the cast. Jada was a smart, confident boss and Danny was conniving, calculated and intimidating. The only casting I was confused by, at first, was why Coyote Ugly actress, Piper Perabo replaced Radha Mitchell as Leah Banning, but in the end I was good with her portrayal.

I really enjoyed the suspenseful, high action sequences and the gritty fight choreography. The ending sequence wasn’t very realistic but still entertaining.

The editing was a little off, there were scenes in this film that were blatantly obvious when they were using a green screen. With the budget of this movie, you would have hoped that they could have cleaned that up a bit more.

Additionally, the movie was fairly predictable from the beginning with only a couple of twits to keep you on your feet at the end. With that being said, I still think the first movie was the best but this wasn’t bad for a third movie in a franchise. I thought that the story moved well and was definitely worth checking out in theatres, just be sure to re-watch the first two as a refresher before catching the third.