Angel Has Fallen
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After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagues and the FBI, Banning begins a race against the clock to clear his name.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed Angel Has Fallen as a mediocre close to a forgettable franchise, though a small faction found it marginally more entertaining than its predecessors — almost entirely thanks to Nick Nolte's wild supporting performance as Butler's father. The action sequences drew particular criticism for feeling repetitive and inert, and the gap between critical disdain and enthusiastic audience reception is wide enough to be its own story.
“may not be appreciably better than the first two installments ..., but it's actually more fun — first and foremost because of a vastly amusing turn by Nick Nolte as Gerard Butler's eccentric Vietnam vet old coot father”
Todd McCarthy·The Hollywood Reporter
“they all fall victim to having too much repetitive editing and not enough kinetic energy, a problem that no amount of onscreen firepower, twisted wreckage, or offbeat overhead camera angles can solve”
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky·The A.V. Club
“[w]ith Nolte as his bonkers dad, Gerard Butler's mediocre action franchise and his mediocre American accent find a mediocre conclusion”
David Ehrlich·IndieWire
Genres
Action, Thriller
Cast & Crew
DirectorRic Roman Waugh
StarringGerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Nick Nolte, Danny Huston
ComposerDavid Buckley
Angel Has Fallen
After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagues and the FBI, Banning begins a race against the clock to clear his name.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed Angel Has Fallen as a mediocre close to a forgettable franchise, though a small faction found it marginally more entertaining than its predecessors — almost entirely thanks to Nick Nolte's wild supporting performance as Butler's father. The action sequences drew particular criticism for feeling repetitive and inert, and the gap between critical disdain and enthusiastic audience reception is wide enough to be its own story.
“may not be appreciably better than the first two installments ..., but it's actually more fun — first and foremost because of a vastly amusing turn by Nick Nolte as Gerard Butler's eccentric Vietnam vet old coot father”
Todd McCarthy·The Hollywood Reporter
“they all fall victim to having too much repetitive editing and not enough kinetic energy, a problem that no amount of onscreen firepower, twisted wreckage, or offbeat overhead camera angles can solve”
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky·The A.V. Club
“[w]ith Nolte as his bonkers dad, Gerard Butler's mediocre action franchise and his mediocre American accent find a mediocre conclusion”
David Ehrlich·IndieWire
Genres
Action, Thriller
Cast & Crew
DirectorRic Roman Waugh
StarringGerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Nick Nolte, Danny Huston
ComposerDavid Buckley
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