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ORWAV Has Fallen: A Citizen Kane of Awful Mini-Marathon
Leonidas. Attila the Hun. Beowulf. Dracula. The Phantom. Gerard Butler has covered an impressive number of legendary figures in his 20-year career, wielding swords and growling in every century we have a number for — and a few we don’t. Unfortunately, he’s never really found a hero for the 21st century.
Enter Olympus Has Fallen , and Mike Banning. Butler swapped his gladius for a glock and a shield for a shotgun to head up this new franchise as its resident ripoff John McClane, an indispensible hero for the Expendables generation. The series had a rocky start, fending off White House Down by the skin of its teeth to claim the 2013 White House Attack Movie crown, only to take a beating from the FCC for using the US Emergency Alert System in trailers. Nevertheless, the series soldiered on, returning in 2016 with London Has Fallen — which brought the bloodthirsty carnage to our fair capital, amid accusations of poor timing and insensitivity.
Despite legendarily negative reviews, the Fallen series has only risen higher at the box office, and the latest edition, Angel Has Fallen, is out this week. What better occasion to banish one of these travesties into the Citizen Kane of Awful Hall of Fame?
