Angel fell in review: Gerard Butler should thank God for Nick Nolte

First, it was Olympus. Then it was London. And now, maybe predictably, Angel fell – the angel in this case referring to the guardian angel of the president, the secret service agent Mike Banning, played by the Scottish harasser Gerard Butler. Can you even believe that we got there with this action franchise produced by Millennium Films? Do you remember when that was supposed to be the other The movie "Attack of the White House" after Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx signed to lead White house down, which was sold to Sony under a special contract? Well, as it turns out, a rival project titled Olympus fell passed under the radar in 2013, only to beat White house down to theaters of three months. Not only did the so-called outsider overtake this national box-office mast, but he did it with half the budget. And unlike his star studio counterpart, Olympus managed to generate sequels, with each film in the fallen trilogy distributed by a different studio, not less. Obviously, there is a target audience for this kind of film, and I guess those who will go see this trilogy-capeuse will be pleasantly surprised because it is a significant improvement over its predecessor of 2016. In fact, given the strength of this film, I bet we will continue to see more, at least until the box office is at the rendezvous, of course.

This time, Ric Roman Waugh (informer) and the plot concerns an assassination attempt on President Trumbull (Morgan Freeman), whose agent Banning becomes the prime suspect. We obviously know that he is being abused, but the question is, by whom? The answer is easy enough to guess unless you have never seen a movie before. Just ask yourself who would benefit from Trumbull's death and a planned war with Russia. Fortunately, the pleasure of this film does not lie in the guess game of identifying the bad guy (s). This is the busy trip en route.

You see, fleeing law enforcement and a private security company run by Wade Jennings (Danny Huston), Banning turns to the only man he can trust – his father, who is a stranger, lives in the woods and away from the network. Three-time Oscar nominee Nick Nolte Clay Banning interpreter with wild hair and gives this film the spark it needs. It may not be a touching father-son story, but their bow has its charms, especially when Nolte eliminates the enemy through a series of strategic explosions around his distant home.

This scene is one of many action sequences that really stand out, as well as the first bumblebee attack against President Trumbull, a night-time pursuit scene through the woods with an 18-wheeled vehicle and a battle scene at between Banning and Jennings. close, which seemed to be something The equalizer 2. What kind of door does this franchise full circle since Antoine Fuqua directed Olympus fell before moving on to equalizer movies. It's as if Sony saw Fuqua beat them at their own game. So they hired him to direct their next action movie.

Fuqua did not return for London fell, leaving the reins to the poorly prepared Babak Najafiwho failed to take the ball and run with it. Fortunately, the real reason this film works so well is the creative team behind it. Producers brought Robert Mark Kamen, the screenwriter Taken, The carrier and Karate Kid, and Patriots' Day scribe Matt Cook, who worked with Waugh on the script. Waugh is a veteran stuntman who realized for the last time Shoter Caller, which was part of my top 10 movies of 2017. It is a filmmaker reflected with machismo to engrave, and although there are many martial moments in Angel fell – largely thanks to Jada Pinkett SmithThe FBI agent and a mysterious villain whose dialogue seems to come from Bad Guys for Dummies – Waugh has clearly saved and revived this franchise.

He gets help thanks to the thrilling score of David Buckleywho worked with Ben Affleck sure Gone Baby Gone and The city, and who specializes in tough movies like Jason Bourne and The nice guys. Meanwhile, the director of photography Jules O'Loughlin (The bodyguard of Hitman) and Peter BergThe favorite editor Gabriel Fleming (Deepwater Horizon) also deserve the credit of keeping a sense of geography and allowing us to discern what is happening on the battle scenes, which often take place very closely. Even at two o'clock, the film is a bit long and costs $ 80 million, it's a little too expensive (the first two movies cost $ 70 and $ 60 million respectively), but every penny is at $ 39. ;screen. (The CGI is way better here than in London) and the movie never runs out, even through a surprisingly fun mid-generational scene.