Angel Has Fallen Review: 6 Ups & 4 Downs

By Jack Pooley / August 21, 2019

5. The Slickly Crafted Action Sequences

Lionsgate

If you can forgive some of the ropey aforementioned CGI, this film is jam-packed with rock solid action sequences that, while not massively creative, deliver the mid-level thrills audiences are expecting.

The opening drone strike sequence, for example, is genuinely, explosively intense, while a later car chase is slickly shot with a strong practical element.

Hell, Nick Nolte even gets briefly involved in the action in a majorly amusing way, and the film's finale is an agreeably extended series of shootouts and fights that ensures viewers get plenty of bang for their buck.

Nobody will be left complaining that this film doesn't have enough action, and under Waugh's sure directorial hand, it's mostly breezy fun to watch.