Olympus Has Fallen.
Gerard Butler is the president's bodyguard, and has to go and rescue him after terrorists attack the White House.
This film is Under Siege, in the White House. It looks like it's been made for people that might not have seen Under Siege. Naturally, the film is fucking ludicrous, which is what you want. It's not quite ludicrous enough in the right ways though, like Under Siege. Gerard Butler is grand, I'd say he good a decent pay check for this one. He doesn't say Sparta though. Morgan Freeman also turns up as the next in command when the President and Vice-President are taken hostage.
This film is amusing if you want to watch a total piece of shit for a couple of hours, and you want to see lots of people getting shot and some stuff getting blown up. Good for me, in other words. This film would definitely have been better if Harrison Ford had played the President, and shouted "MY WIFE!" at some point.
Oh, the terrorists turn out to be North Korean or something. Very topical.
What it has (plus points):
Gerard Butler shooting/beatingup/shoutingat people
Morgan Freeman looking bemused
Loads of people die
The Secretary Of State gets kicked around lots
The actual attack on the White House is quite fun
What it doesn't have (minus points):
Gary Busey being completely mental
Colm Meaney being a Meaney
Tommy Lee Jones being a hippy
Steven Seagal waving his arms around and talking quietly
The Under Siege sound track
Erika Eleniak bursting out of a cake with no top on (major minus point)
Conclusion:
This film is shite, which is to be expected, but it is nowhere near as amazingly shite as Under Siege. I might just watch Under Siege again tomorrow.
You've raised the bar for all of us.