Pun Salad

Since I watched the first two entries in this Big Dumb Movie series (Olympus Has Fallen and London Has Fallen), I figured I should complete the set. Unfortunately, my brain rebelled a little, asking "Why didn't they just…" a lot.

Allan Trumbull (Morgan Freeman) has made it to the presidency! Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is still in the Secret Service, being considered for the top job. (And he would certainly be more competent than the current occupant, amirite?)

But Mike has continuing physical woes, after beating would-be assassins in previous movies, and losing to the Persian Empire in 300. And (as usual) the bad guys have a nefarious scheme that involves presidential assassination, and (as a bonus) framing Mike for it. A lot of Mike's agents get blown up, President Trumbull goes into a coma, Mike gets arrested. Will Mike escape, save the President, and clear his name? Sure, but it takes a while.

Hey, is that Nick Nolte underneath all that hair and wrinkles? Yes it is!

Jada Pinkett Smith has a small role as an FBI agent who (eventually) uncovers the truth about the murderous gang of assassins. Her response is to chopper into the gang's headquarters with one (1) other agent, with no weapons drawn, engaging in some chitchat with the gang's leader, making it obvious she knows what's going on. This does not work out for her.

Warning: Wikipedia says three more movies are in the works. And maybe a TV series. Maybe multiple TV series!