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Friday 23 august 2019
‘Angel Has Fallen’ and so

has the franchise

By LINDSEY BAHR chief in a coma. There is I haven’t even had the
Associated Press a dizzying amount of plot opportunity or reason to
There is a certain mindless thrown at “Angel Has Fall- mention that this film also
pleasure in the “Fallen” en.” Banning has a toddler has Tim Blake Nelson play-
movies. Watching Ge- daughter with wife Leah ing the vice president and
rard Butler muscle his way (Piper Perabo, subbing in Jada Pinkett Smith as the
through increasingly pre- for Radha Mitchell in the FBI agent who is leading
posterous obstacles as a thankless “worried wife” the hunt for Banning.
Secret Service agent can role) and he’s considering It’s too much and too little
This image released by Lionsgate shows Gerard Butler, left and be amusing and oddly scaling back from danger- at the same time and nei-
Morgan Freeman in “Angel Has Fallen,” directed by Ric Roman transfixing at the same ous field work for the sake ther absurd nor exciting
Waugh. time. It’s mass entertain- of his family and his own enough to maintain an
Associated Press ment that makes a cour- health after too many con- audience’s interest for two
tesy stop in theaters before cussions on the job. hours.
ascending to its true call- The Oval Office is having Nolte is the only real sav-
ing: Endless cable reruns. issues with someone leak- ing grace as the wild-eyed
But whatever this franchise ing false information to the and paranoid Vietnam vet-
got away with in “Olym- press, not to mention the eran living in his little bunker
pus Has Fallen” and then, looming threat of Russia in the West Virginia woods.
miraculously, in the totally who we’re told meddled He’s the only one having
unnecessary and very un- in a recent election in the fun with this material, but
intentionally silly sequel “Fallen” world. And then even so gets unceremo-
“London Has Fallen,” it’s there’s the private contrac- niously demoted for the
clear that the well has run tors, like Banning’s old mili- final set-piece (although
dry on this idea and char- tary friend Wade Jennings he does pop up again in
acter. Butler and the film- (Danny Huston), who are a bizarre and kind of funny
makers sleepwalk their way longing for the good old post-credits scene that has
through “Angel Has Fallen days of lucrative wars and more spirit in two minutes
,” the third, and hopefully government contracts. than the entirety of “Angel
last, visit with agent Mike Oh and Nick Nolte, playing Has Fallen”).
Banning. This time, the Banning’s estranged father It might still be passable for
powers that be have de- Clay, is living off the grid cable, but this series has
cided to make Banning a in the woods and having sadly fallen into unwatch-
fugitive. He’s on the run af- some regrets about leaving able territory. “Angel Has
ter being falsely accused his wife and young child Fallen,” a Lionsgate re-
of orchestrating an assas- some years ago. These lease, is rated R by the Mo-
sination attempt on U.S. threads are all thrown to- tion Picture Association of
President Trumbull (Mor- gether in this kitchen sink of America for “violence and
gan Freeman) that kills 18 a movie that is unforgivably language throughout.”
Secret Service Agents and dull for having so much go- Running time: 120 minutes.
leaves the commander in ing on at all times — and One star out of four.q
Miley Cyrus takes to Twitter

to deny cheating rumors

Associated Press kissing in photos that sur-
NEW YORK (AP) — Miley faced earlier this month.
Cyrus denied rumors Thurs- Cyrus didn’t mention
day that she cheated on Carter by name on Twitter
her soon-to-be ex-hus- but admitted to cheating
band, Liam Hemsworth. in relationships when she
In stream-of-conscious- was younger.
ness mode, the pop star “There are NO secrets
concluded : “You can say to uncover here,” Cyrus
I am a twerking, pot smok- tweeted.
ing, foul mouthed hillbilly “I’ve learned from every In this Monday, April 22,
but I am not a liar.” experience in my life. I’m 2019, file photo, Liam
Hemsworth, 29, and Cyrus, not perfect, I don’t want Hemsworth, left, and Miley
Cyrus arrive at the premiere
26, were on again, off to be, it’s boring. I’ve of “Avengers: Endgame” at
again for 10 years but grown up in front of you, the Los Angeles Convention
were married just seven but the bottom line is, I Center.
months ago. He filed for HAVE GROWN UP.” Associated Press
divorce on Wednesday , Cyrus said she was faithful because of cheating.
citing irreconcilable differ- once she and Hemsworth Liam and I have been to-
ences. reconciled, adding: gether for a decade. I’ve
Cyrus and Kaitlynn Carter, “I can admit to a lot of said it before & it remains
the estranged partner of things but I refuse to admit true, I love Liam and al-
Brody Jenner, were seen that my marriage ended ways will.”q