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For fans of the franchise, it serves as the messy middle child, sandwiched between the superior Olympus Has Fallen and the absolutely absurd Angel Has Fallen (which introduced a helicopter drone battle and a father named “Clay”). If you can stomach its politics, London Has Fallen remains a definitive example of the 2010s action movie: loud, fast, and utterly shameless.
Barkawi, whose daughter was killed by a U.S. drone strike in the first film's prologue, has infiltrated every level of London’s security. As the funeral procession moves through the city, a synchronized wave of bombs, rockets, and sleeper-cell assassins decimates the assembled leaders. In a shocking sequence, the Prime Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan are killed in rapid, creative fashion. london has fallen full movies
Here is a look at London Has Fallen as a full movie: its ambitions, its controversies, and its guilty-pleasure legacy. The film opens with a classic action-movie catalyst: the British Prime Minister has died under mysterious circumstances. World leaders, including President Asher, flock to London for the funeral. Unbeknownst to them, a ruthless arms dealer named Aamir Barkawi (Alon Aboutboul) is orchestrating the most elaborate act of revenge in cinematic history. For fans of the franchise, it serves as
