London Has Fallen
In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
What critics thought
Critics were nearly unanimous in dismissing London Has Fallen as a xenophobic, cliché-riddled action sequel that wastes a capable cast — yet audiences who showed up rewarded it warmly, a gap that tells you something about what the film is actually offering. The rare case where critical near-consensus and popular enjoyment point in completely opposite directions.
“A murky, brain-dead stab-a-thon packed with so many inane chases, laughable special effects, and mismatched stock footage shots that it begs to be made into a drinking game, London Has Fallen is one of those rare films that is good at absolutely nothing.”
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky·The A.V. Club
“Butler manfully dispenses justice here many times over, and even if the other main actors are in it strictly for the paycheck, they've all been in a whole lot worse in their time”
The Hollywood Reporter
Genres
Action, Thriller
Cast & Crew
DirectorBabak Najafi
StarringGerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Angela Bassett, Morgan Freeman, Melissa Leo
ComposerTrevor Morris
London Has Fallen
In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
What critics thought
Critics were nearly unanimous in dismissing London Has Fallen as a xenophobic, cliché-riddled action sequel that wastes a capable cast — yet audiences who showed up rewarded it warmly, a gap that tells you something about what the film is actually offering. The rare case where critical near-consensus and popular enjoyment point in completely opposite directions.
“A murky, brain-dead stab-a-thon packed with so many inane chases, laughable special effects, and mismatched stock footage shots that it begs to be made into a drinking game, London Has Fallen is one of those rare films that is good at absolutely nothing.”
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky·The A.V. Club
“Butler manfully dispenses justice here many times over, and even if the other main actors are in it strictly for the paycheck, they've all been in a whole lot worse in their time”
The Hollywood Reporter
Genres
Action, Thriller
Cast & Crew
DirectorBabak Najafi
StarringGerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Angela Bassett, Morgan Freeman, Melissa Leo
ComposerTrevor Morris