Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
1.5/4
Angel has Fallen. Shoot it in the head.
Indyfreak - wrote on 01/27/2020
Violence overkill and under-lit speechifying overwhelms this conclusion to the Fallen franchise. Morgan Freeman and Nick Nolte do lend some much needed gravitas but it’s not enough to elevate the film above its workmanlike roots.
The minimal cgi is dodgy and the fight scenes are lackluster compared with the glorious bloodshed in the first two movies. Those aren’t good either but they’re more fun to watch. There is one solid action scene that involves a nighttime semitrailer chase.
Once upon a time, Gerard Butler was gonna be Hollywood’s next big thing. Now he’s reduced to a C-list Russell Crowe churning out schlock like Gods of Egypt or Geostorm. Twenty years from now, film historians will ask the question: What happened to King Leonidas?
Rating of
3/4
Fallen But Never Down or Out
Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/20/2019
If Secret Service Agent Mike Banning were a superhero, he'd be the Energizer Bunny - nothing can stop this man. He's come a long way since just having to defend the President and the White House, this third entry, with Morgan Freeman now being the man to protect, has Banning (Gerard Butler - as dependable as ever) has him battling something far more dangerous: his own health.
Yes, for all the gunfights, explosions, car chases and the like, the biggest test that Banning faces is age - that and the fact his body has gone through more than what pro wrestlers and football players do combined. Very early on we find out his latest doctor tells him he's one bad hit away from literally breaking down - as in spinal column and neck - and he copes with this by taking pills - making him a bit …
