Gerard Butler is back as Mike Banning the one man, almost bulletproof, army as he piles up the body count to once again save the President Of America (Aaron Eckhart) from terrorists. Now, if you thought the premise of Olympus Has Fallen suffered from an unlikely plot then prepare to be astounded as this time the terrorist have somehow taken over a whole city and almost every member of the police, ambulance and even the Queens guard is a threat armed with a weapon.

I wasn’t expecting a masterclass in cinema with this movie but the first forty five minutes is spent discussing the travel and security arrangements for the various heads of state and no time is spent on explaining how these terrorists managed to set the attack up, other than to outline that there’s a, very obvious, mole on the inside of the British security  services…….Duh! Some of the heads of state are portrayed in an almost offensively stereotypical way and Butler’s quipped line of “Get back to F**kheadistan or wherever it is you’re from, after dispatching of a group of terrorists will give you a glimpse of the thinly veiled humour that accompanies each orgy of violence.

Once the action does kick in it comes hard and fast and Butler shoots, stabs and cheeses it up to the max. It’s something the action heroes of the 1980’s would be proud. Butler was excellent in 300 and even better in the underrated Rocknrolla but it’s a while since he showed us anything other than the fact that he can play a burly killing machine very well, so he needs to change it up before his inevitable appearance in the next Expendables movie comes to fruition. With the acting talents of Morgan Freeman, Melissa Leo, Robert Forster and Angela Bassett on board they could have done so much more away from the central action plot but with the current Hollywood trend of churning out generally poor sequels still making a fortune, this is just more popcorn fodder for the general populous. If you do decide to watch this movie just take it for what it is, switch your brain off for a hour and a half and you might just enjoy it.

DJ Speaks Rating: 4.5 out of 10