Great special effects, fine acting by an A-list cast, a good edge of your seat popcorn munching thriller, very much in a good versus bad old-school way. However, it is also formulaic and very predictable, right down to the final mano a mano duking out between the pro- and antagonist. The only thing missing is one of them growling "we both knew it would come to this!" just before throwing the first punch. I'd say it's worth a matinee look, but if you're paying full evening price, there are better choices for your $.

Well.....although this is a bit far-fetched, it is still an exciting movie, amazing special effects & cinematography, and does make one wonder if anything remotely like this could ever happen. Yes, it is violent and bloody, but it has some exciting scenes. Even though the critics were not very kind, my vote is "go".

I read a critic review about this being the movie Die Hard should have been this year, and I will say that I agree 100%. They have collected a great group of actors for this movie, and each has been chosen perfectly for their parts, and they all excel at it. The story is also a well written story, about the White House being taken over, and the president being held hostage, I will not go into the details as to why as I dont want to ruin it for you. The action is pretty much non stop, keeping you on the edge of your seat throughout, Gerard Butler did an excellent job of playing his part, and making you believe the fight scenes were real. I have not seen a real lot of publicity for this film, and if your wondering if its worth seeing, yes I highly recommend this one, its one of the best action movies out this past year, and having a really good story on top of the action is always another plus. I would give this 3 1/2 stars out of 4 myself, enjoy and feel free to become a fan :)

Salt was released around the time Russian spies were caught, most notably Anna Chapman. The plot has many holes, but overall it was a decent performance put up by Angelina Jolie. Olympus on the other hand copies the same terrorist attack at the white house, where president was held hostage at the presidential bunker. Only difference is we currently have North Korea crisis, and the bad guys are the Koreans. The plot is somewhat better than Salt, but how many times do you want Hollywood to produce movies about attack on White House and hostage situation at the bunker? While I've seen worse movies this year, I have to give this below a so-so rating.

I want my 2 hours back. I mean it. First of all...it looked promising, but this movie sucked. I kept waiting for Bruce Willis as John McLain to come in and save the day. The CHEEZY one liners made people in the theater grown and giggle. And...this movie makes the US government look WEAK..not willing to make hard choices to PROTECT MILLIONS of innocent people. Sorry....wait for DVD ..and then ONLY rent it if you are realllllly drunk.