Hundreds of armed mercenaries, under the command of a ruthless terrorist Aboutboul, attack everyone in attendance killing several world leaders, slaughtering hundreds of civilians and destroying multiple London landmarks. Mike Banning Butler, the toughest secret service agent that ever lived, is once again escorting President Asher Eckhart. I really enjoyed this film!The British Prime Minister has passed away, and all the western world leaders are invited to his funeral in London. Iranian- Swedish filmmaker Babak Najafi made his American film debut, directing the movie replacing Antoine Fuqua, from the original. Screenwriters Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt once again co-wrote the movie they also co-scripted 'THE EXPENDABLES 3', along with Christian Gudegast and Chad St. įilm they're joined by newcomers Alon Moni Aboutboul, Waleed Zuaiter, Mehdi Dehbi, Charlotte Riley Tom Hardy's wife and Jackie Earle Haley. The director is of Iranian descent and does a terrific job.Well done - much better than "Olympus Has Fallen". But that's the nature of this type of movie and there are white villains too. Charlotte Riley handles things on the British side and she is not too glamorous to be unrealistic.There may be a bit of political incorrectness in the way there the "terrorists" are dispatched rapidly and in large quantities.
Good support from Angela Bassett and of course Morgan Freeman is the Vice President. Aaron Eckhart plays the President who can handle a weapon. He acts like someone who could pull it off and delivers some snappy one liners. Finally even though you know the outcome, the threat of online beheading is quite scary.Gerard Butler is surprisingly right for the role - believable in his action and convincing in his determination. The street fighting scenes are almost video game like but entertaining. Then there are some pretty impressive fight scenes that are brisk and fresh. The helicopter sequence is outstanding and quite scary. Bridges and Westminster Abbey blown up to boats exploding.