Angel Has Fallen

— By the third installment in what’s not so much a trilogy as a three-time retelling, there’s not much surprise in the story. In a way, it’s a Hallmark film for “bros.” The protagonist is macho and stoic, estranged from the father who left when he was young, skilled in all forms of combat, double-crossed by his friend, and chased by every law agency there is while his attractive wife stands by him. Let's face it, this guy needs some serious counseling if he survives! There’s plenty of action and combat, made a little odd since there’s a bit of an anti-war message in the film along with many nods to current events. In the end, it does manage to tug at your patriotic heartstrings, in spite of the fact that you feel manipulated for going along with something so distasteful.

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[2019. 121 min. Directed by Ric Roma Waugh. Starring Gerard Butler, Frederick Schmidt, Danny Huston, Morgan Freeman, and Nick Nolte.]
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