Olympus Has Fallen

There is one thing that could be said about this film: if September 11 had not happened this movie had never been made. 
The problem with that attack is that in many ways it opened every one's eyes to the fact that all of us are vulnerable to be attacked if there are people with intentions evil enough to do that. Of course they must have the necessary tactical and technical expertise to set and launch such attack and the ammo to back up the whole operation. 
attacking the White House is of course a crazy idea, but crazy as it is that is the premise of this 2013 film. Olympus is a code word that refers to the White House. In order for Olympus to fall a North Korean terrorist group that is secretly helped by a traitorous American agent  (Dylan Dermott) attacks the day a South Korean emissary visits the House. The operation has been carefully planned and there are also terrorists among the security guards that accompany the visiting minister. When the attack begins chaos reigns everywhere which is when the terrorist leader (Rick Yune) successfully kidnaps the President (Aaron Eckhart) and several other government officers. His ultimate purpose is to force the Speaker of the House (Morgan Freeman) who becomes Acting President to order U.S. forces to withdraw from South Korea so North Korea can attack and take over the south by force. Also he wants to use secret codes only known by the Presidential cabinet to activate all the U.S. nuclear weapons in the American soil and transform the continental territory of the U.S. in an immense nuclear wasteland. What the terrorist do not know is that a former agent who used to be in charge of the first family's personal safety (Gerard Butler) whose name is Mike Banning will be America's only hope to rescue the President and defeat the terrorist playing their own game.
As I said an unlikely movie with an unlikely plot, but somehow it works and for thrill-seekers this movie is just perfect.
Three stars out of five for this one.

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