Olympus Has Fallen Trailer (2013)

Cast: Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, Radha Mitchell, Gerard Butler

Description: When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning¹s inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.

Release Date: 3/22/2013

Genre: Action-Adventure

Studio: FilmDistrict

Offical Website: http://olympusmovie.com

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Release Dates:

Country	Release Type	Date
United States	Theatrical Wide Release	3/22/2013

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03/28 @ 12:00 AM

This ludicrous actioner strives to be as loud, violent, and patriotic as possible.

Drew Hunt, Chicago Reader

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03/24 @ 12:00 AM

Olympus Has Fallen is a disgusting piece of work, but it certainly hits its marks - it makes you sick with suspense.

David Edelstein, Vulture

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03/22 @ 12:00 AM

The carnage is cruel and crude.

David Edelstein, New York Magazine

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03/21 @ 12:00 AM

A nitwit extravaganza that makes you long for the intellectual depth of Independence Day.

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

It has to be a joke, right?

Ian Buckwalter, NPR

Olympus Has Fallen is everything an audience nostalgic for the Steven Seagal killfests of the '90s expects and deserves.

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Sadly, Mr. Butler lacks the wit and the range to convey anything other than grouchy belligerence, and the script, by Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt, seems intent on squandering opportunities to be clever or interesting.

A.O. Scott, New York Times

This is for those who like their political thrillers far-fetched, far-reaching and filled with pretty people.

Claudia Puig, USA Today

While Gerard Butler is no Bruce Willis, his Mike Banning is a better facsimile of John McClane than the guy Willis is pretending to play these days.

James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Olympus has a strictly director-for-hire vibe anyone with access to a Roland Emmerich movie or two (namely Independence Day) and a mad-libbed action script could have churned out something similar.

Barbara VanDenburgh, Arizona Republic

Any semblance of seriousness and verisimilitude suggested by the marketing campaign is quickly forgotten once director Antoine Fuqua's enjoyably tacky Die Hard-on-the-Potomac gets under way.

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

It all goes down shockingly well, even if Butler lacks the sarcastic wit of a Bruce Willis or Arnold Schwarzenegger and even as the film keeps upping the eye-rolling quotient with cartoon characters.

Peter Howell, Toronto Star

Olympus Has Fallen is about as satisfying an action thriller as can be hoped for, with an irresistible premise and nothing but follow-through all the way to the finish.

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Fuqua knows exactly how to pump up a straightforward script from first-time scribes Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt.

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

Pop jingoism isn't easy to stir once you've established a vibe that's so deflating.

Tom Russo, Boston Globe

If you have an uncle who hasn't seen a movie since Taken, he's gonna' love this one.

Jordan Hoffman, Film.com

The picture is basically a ground-based version of Air Force One with a much higher body count.

Soren Anderson, Seattle Times

While the storyline and dialogue are frequently predictable, Olympus Has Fallen succeeds largely due to Butler's believablity as a Secret Service agent.

Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun-Times