Rent Angel Has Fallen (2019)

Just milking the franchise for more blatant American Egotism! - Angel Has Fallen review by CS

The issue I have with films like this, is the blatant American Egotism, the false belief that they are 'The Greatest Nation on Earth' and 'Leaders  of the Free World' (sick)! So of course when a terrorist group want to strike at the Heart of Democracy, where else to go, but America of course and who to target but the American President, who in reality is just one of many world leaders! In this case it's simply more of the same, with this time for some strange reason, Morgan Freeman playing the part of the President, when previously it was Aaron Eckhart. What is closer to reality however, is the idea that certain Business interests are manipulating Military Contracts for their own gain and that people can actually cause war for profit, which of course we already know they do! The storyline is not new or original, it's been covered so many times before and so much better as well. This is an ok action movie, which is a bit slow in parts and very slow to take off, but builds towards the end. But it reminded me of so many other much better movies. This is really just another film in the series and personally I have always found the Idea that Americans liken The Whitehouse to Mount Olympus, mythical Home of The Gods, quite arrogant and farcical, but hey that's America for you!

Fun time-passer - Angel Has Fallen review by Alphaville

This third entry in the Fallen series is less spectacular than the first two because this time Gerard is on the run rather than fighting destruction and chaos. Apparently everyone involved wanted something different. Mistake. This lacks the dynamic of the first two films. Even worse is a different director (Ric Roman Waugh) who uses a hand-held camera to film too close-in on the action, which is then over-edited into a visual mess.

Things do improve as the film progresses, with some surprises along the way (as long as you avoid the trailer and tell-all reviews). And there is some satisfying action towards the end, if not on the scale of the first two superior films. It’s nearly all ruined again by a puerile end-credits coda, but for the most part Gerard holds the film together and it makes an enjoyable watch.

Enjoyable - Angel Has Fallen review by JT

Enjoyed this one, hoping the next one is as good. Liked Nick Nolte's character is very good , and makes a good addition to the story.

Twice as good as the last one. Half as good as a half good action film - Angel Has Fallen review by JD

The last one was a terrible film, so i wasnt holding much hope for this.

And largely thats the case again. Its just cheesy drivel. Films like this are ok if they dont take themselves to seriously - but this does. When you have films like John Wick where we see some proper, serious gun skills and sucker punch showing girls can do it to and Sicario which gives us gritty, believable action and all three every bit as dramatic and exciting (a lot more so actually) than this - I am left at a loss at what they are trying to do with films like this which just revolve around one stupidly OP character.

Our hero cuts through all comers without really showing any skill. They stand looking at him. He kills them. Awesome. Its mixed up occasionally with some hand to hand (where again the badguy stands and waits to be hit), usually assisted by zero light or shakey cam. Lame stuff.

For me there were a couple of saviours that kept me watching. Our lead certainly wasnt one of them.

The inclusion of his dad did take some of the weight of the serious naffness away (its still naff, but so naff it feels light hearted). Thinking about it, i may of turned the film off had he not turned up.

And the shoot out between the police and the more aggressive mercenaries was a tiny glimpse of some proper action. This exciting scene sadly was ruined by focusing on our hero taking out dummies, it really should of made more of a security v mercenary shoot out where the outcome would of hung in the balance or made the presidents predicament more tense. But as it was, no worries superman with his shakey cam and dummies will save the day.

Blaming the Russians was funny, as we know the Russians are to blame to everything we dont we like. Which i think would of been the only thing resembling a joke in the film.

Its just your typical by the numbers hero with token flaws, gets setup then beats all comers to save the day.

Yawn.

angel has fallen - to dire levels. - Angel Has Fallen review by CP Customer

Hi everyone

This film is total rubbish. An old overweight CIA agent could would not be able to survive the fights and trauma this character does - and the role is played straight! The action is well done, but american pie, especially the spaghetti western ending, predictable and trash.

Just about every scene is predicatable, the truck chase. pointless and just used for affect. Dont waste your time and money on this. sayonara

Franchise re-run - Angel Has Fallen review by KF

A rather lazy and complacent repetition of the earlier films in this franchise. Gerard Butler and an aging Morgan Freeman did their stuff and some of the action scenes were well up to standard. The storyline, however, was tired and stale, no twists or surprises, no fresh ideas and away from the action nothing to engage the viewer.

Clichéd and Mind Numbing - Angel Has Fallen review by GI

A thoroughly clichéd, predictable and ultimately a tiring third film featuring Secret Service (super) agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler). This time he's framed for an assassination attempt on the President (Morgan Freeman, who has gradually risen up the ranks through the three films), escapes custody and is then chased around by the bad guys and the FBI until deciding to get his estranged Dad (Nick Nolte) to help him and eventually giving himself up! Cue lots of shooting, explosions and the odd building being demolished, sadly just a hospital in this one, a tad disappointing after half of London was destroyed in the last film. It's all complete nonsense of course and Butler continues his beefy action man stuff that he does in nearly everything nowadays. There's a good support cast including Danny Huston and Tim Blake Nelson but along with Freeman and Nolte they probably did it for the money. Indeed the most disappointing thing is that Nolte is underused and he's the best thing in the film. Hopefully that's the lot and we'll not have to have another.