America has a President that is youthful and full of fight. President Asher (Aaron Eckhart) is leading the country during a scary time. With tensions building between North and South Korea the President meets with the leader of South Korea only to end with an ambush of epic proportions.
Kang (Rick Yune) and his followers have done the unthinkable. They have penetrated the White House and eliminated virtually all of the President’s secret service staff along with many of the White House personnel AND civilians in the area.
What do the terrorists want? And who are these terrorists anyway? These are the two questions that are on everyone’s mind, but mostly that of the Speaker Trumbell (Morgan Freeman). As the next in command while the President and Vice-President are out of commission, he will have to confront the problem and decide what to do. He’s lucky though as he has some eyes and ears in the White House despite the carnage. Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) was formerly assigned to the President, but now works in the Treasury. He heard the commotion, and knowing the White House like the back of his hand has found his way into the depths of the building.
Now as the terrorists start to demand things from the government, it’s up to Banning to see what is going on and take action. It’s only one man against a mini-army, but Banning has the home field advantage working for him. Can he save the President and the United States of America? Or is this too much for one man to handle?
Ok, I’m going to get this out of the way from the start. You can’t think much when you see this movie. If you dig in your head to make sense out of everything going on, it will hurt AND you won’t be able to make sense of things. That said, man it’s a fun film. This is the film Die Hard should have been earlier this year. It’s a throwback to the films of the 1980s/1990s. By that I mean, we put together a star-studded cast of characters, have extensive and explosive action, and a hero to cheer for to protect us all. Seems simple right?
I’m not going to go into any talk about this or that great acting performance because it wasn't there. This was never about the acting, though it was great to see the talented folks onscreen. It was about the energy, and it is full of more energy than most action films can muster…well that and more carnage than most war movies.
It has one-liners, like my favorite...as Banning asks - What’s hashtag? – It’s Shift-3! It is fun, amidst the wreckage. Perfect…not by any means but America rises to the occasion in this film, and it will have you at your patriotic peak. America is under attack…but Mike Banning is rising up to protect us.
B-
FilmDistrict
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Dylan McDermott, Rick Yune, Angela Bassett
Rating: R for strong violence and language throughout.
Runtime: 2 hours
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