What do the movie “Antz,”
“Dante’s Peak,” and “Deep Impact” have in common? They all had to compete with
a similarly themed movie released a couple months later. This year brings us two White House hostage
movies. The first being this month’s “Olympus Has Fallen” and yet another one
is due in June (that would be Roland Emmerich’s “White House Down”). “Olympus”
is the first one up to bat and as ridiculous of a movie it is, it’s certainly
extremely entertaining. I have a feeling it’s destined to be the lesser of the
two films, but with nothing else to compare it to at the moment it certainly is
thrilling even if it features one of the most preposterous plots ever committed
to celluloid. It’s essentially “Die Hard” in the White House and it luckily has
washed away the pitifully stains previously left by the fifth “Die Hard” film
released in February. This is what that film could of and should have been. It’s
a little rough around the edges but it works in a purely turn your brain off
type of way.
Gerard Butler plays
Secret Service agent Mike Banning. He’s escorting President Benjamin Asher
(Aaron Eckhart) and his family when tragic accident occurs, leaving the First
Lady (Ashley Judd) dead. Flash forward over a year later, and Banning has
retired from his Secret Service job. Cue the Korean terrorists who manage to
shoot up half of Washington DC and take over the entire White House. I won’t go
into further details about how this all happens but it’s certainly thrilling…
and rather scary as well. Not so much that something so extreme could happen,
but living in a post 9/11 world adds greatly to the terror these types of
movies can depict. Somehow Banning manages to get into the White House undetected
and must find a way to rescue the President and some of his staff members who
are being held hostage in a fortified underground bunker. One of those staff
members is Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan played wonderfully by Melissa Leo.
Of course, the President is a tough guy, who is seen boxing in the opening
scene. We’re not so much fearful for his life as we are about what the
terrorists can do once they torture each hostage into giving up their personal
nuke codes.
Director Antoine Fuqua
(“Training Day,” “Shooter”) has staged pretty well orchestrated action
sequences. The movie has a lower budgeted feel, but never feels or looks cheap.
I can forgive the film for its lack of glossy Michael Bay approved shots since
the movie doesn’t wallow in cheesy melodramatics with only a spare hint of “USA
ALL THE WAY” patriotism. But what movie about terrorism in the USA doesn’t have
that patriotism pull in this day and age? And the movie is well cast. Butler
makes a wonderful action hero as evidenced in past movies like 300, and he’s
likable and vulnerable enough that we care about him. The movie is briskly
paced and hardly lets up for a moment.
If the film’s lack
of a credible premise is its worst trait then what we’re left with is a purely entertaining
piece of action filmmaking. It features fine suspense, performances, and action
set pieces. It doesn’t go overboard with its patriotism, though it’s present. And
think, if “A Good Day to Die Hard” was one of the worst action films of recent
memory, this “Die Hard” wannabe can be that bad right? It’s possible the next White
House hostage movie could be even better; if that’s the case this is a good
year (or bad year?) for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. GRADE: B+
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