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Olympus Has Fallen (2013) 7.1
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7.1/10 from 12,813 users
Metascore: 41/100
Reviews: 144 user | 115 critic | 29 from Metacritic.com Disgraced 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. Director:Antoine Fuqua |
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Cast
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When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster. Written by FilmDistrict
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We are never stronger than when we are tested. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Country:
USARelease Date:
22 March 2013 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
White House Taken See more »Box Office
Budget:
$70,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$30,373,794 (USA) (22 March 2013)Gross:
$59,593,276 (USA) (3 April 2013)Company Credits
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A Secret Service agent enters the code 1138 to enter the White House bunker. See more »
Written by Andrew Kingslow (as Andrew Peter Kingslow) and Sara Dowling
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Did You Know?
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The role of the Secret Service director was originally written for a man. Director Antoine Fuqua persuaded Angela Bassett to audition and then had the role re-written for a woman. See more »Goofs
There are several shots in the movie where news TV channels display "Whitehouse" instead of "White House". See more »Connections
References THX 1138 (1971)A Secret Service agent enters the code 1138 to enter the White House bunker. See more »
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"Christmas with the Man I Love"Written by Andrew Kingslow (as Andrew Peter Kingslow) and Sara Dowling
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Every year March brings the promise of warmer weather and with it the annual dumping ground for the previous year's failed movie experiments. So it is with "Olympus Has Fallen", Antoine Fuqua's Frankenstein like creation which appears to have been assembled from dead body parts cynically collected from the graves of other, better movies.
The comparisons to "Die Hard" are as unavoidable as they are embarrassing. Multiple scenes are largely cut and pasted from the gold standard of action adventure flicks to this forgettable piece of detritus. Gerard Butler displays every nuance of his acting ability, covering the gamut from angry to very angry to thoroughly angry. Perhaps for his next role he can do a study in confused and perplexed.
At one point, Morgan Freeman actually has to send out for coffee just to keep himself awake through this dreary and interminable exercise.
The plot, such as it is, is an utterly predictable and pedestrian exercise in "let's rip off everyone else's movies and hope no one notices". The characters are hackneyed cardboard cutouts. The plot twists are telegraphed so far in advance the filmmaker appears to be showing a 'Previously on Olympus' catch up for those who just returned from a 30 minute popcorn sojourn in the lobby.
Beyond the novelty of yet another director blowing up Washington, DC, this film has absolutely nothing to recommend it. Just keep repeating to yourself "Only five more weeks to summer blockbuster season."