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Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Not as bad as everyone is making it out to be
I just watched this movie on Netflix tonight, and I gotta say--it's really not as bad as everybody is making it out to be. Sure, there were some plot holes but it was an attention-holding movie for me. Action movies generally have to have people wondering, "WHY did this character do this instead of that?! Obviously he should have done THIS." If the movie was written that way, then it would be a one episode, 25 minute television show which was all wrapped up nice and tidy after a Febreze commercial.
I for one found this movie to be exciting, and it's been awhile since a movie actually held my attention from start to finish. I thought it was worth noting that there wasn't too much time spent on smaller plot lines, which made the movie stronger. The action wasn't as cliché as I was expecting, and neither were the character stereotypes. Yes, there is a BAMF for a main character, but the smaller characters, such as the Secretary of Defense, was a well-written role and was not characterized in a manner I would have expected. Same with The President's child--he wasn't portrayed as scared and helpless; he actually had some BAMF qualities as well.
I can't give this a 10/10 because one of the main plots was just so wildly unrealistic that it took away from the movie, and the reasoning behind why the terrorists were attacking just wasn't strong enough for me. The ratio of why the terrorists were angry in relations to what they did in regards of it was pretty unbalanced.
All in all, I did really like this movie. Gerard Butler was fantastic, and I look forward to seeing him in the sequel. This movie is worth watching.