Olympus Has Fallen - Solid action blockbuster

The phrase most banded around when people are talking about the latest Gerard Butler action movie is `Die Hard in the White House.' And, I think that's a fair comment.

Die Hard was a classic action movie. It was even superior to its sequels, mainly because it was set in a single - very claustrophobic - location (whereas the others had John McClane travelling all over the place). Olympus Has Fallen is modelled after the first Die Hard. Instead of a plaza, the terrorists have taken over the White House and it's up to security agent Gerard Butler to use his inside knowledge of the building to pick the bad guys off one by one.

There's nothing massively original in the story, but it's possibly the first action movie that's come close to Die Hard. It has plenty of action and big budget special effects. Okay, so Gerard Butler doesn't have to do much other than look tough and fire guns, but it's an action movie, so are you really expecting much else?

If you're looking for a good action movie and not much more, then you'll get what you came for here.

7/10 if I woke up on Groundhog Day and had to watch this again, I could live with that