99 minutes, Action/Thriller, MA15+

There are certain films that arrive with certain warnings. For example, CLOVERFIELD from 2008 contained a queasy-cam warning due to its cinematography. The French feel-gooder ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS required you take blood tests for diabetes after seeing it, for so cloyingly sweet and cute it was! The sequel to 2013’s OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN also arrives with some sound advice – leave all and any logic and sense you possess at home. For any that you do bring with you to the ridiculous LONDON HAS FALLEN will be a major blocker to the guilty-pleasure entertainment intended to be derived from watching this action-packed extravaganza. In this second instalment, Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) and US President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) make an unexpected trip to London after the sudden death of the UK Prime Minister to attend his funeral. Meanwhile, a sinister terrorist leader is plotting an attack on every world leader due to attend.

Believe it or not, LONDON HAS FALLEN isn’t here to waste your time. And it takes surprisingly little time of its own to get straight down to its point – non-stop gun fire, a body count to match its bullet count and lots of explosions. Once LONDON HAS FALLEN ensures its tongue in cheek manner becomes more obvious (and less irritating) than its arrogant disregard of all sense and conceivability, the guilty-pleasure entertainment on offer is undeniable. LONDON HAS FALLEN’s target audience will be very well fulfilled by the high-dose of mindless action exploding from the big screen.

2.5 out of 5

LONDON HAS FALLEN – Film Trailer

Footnote to Parents
The action violence is strong enough to earn the MA15+ classification. Aside from this, just the usual coarse language that occupies these type of film’s you may want to know about.

Moviedoc wishes to thank Roadshow Film and Village Cinemas Jam Factory for the invitation to the Preview Screening of LONDON HAS FALLEN.

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