I think she will
be re-elected. The most ridiculous thing about this film isn't that the middle
aged slightly overweight female President takes out a bunch of terrorists
and saves the world in a Die Hard situation, but that a black female was
elected President in America. We know how that plays out. People would rather
vote for a sociopath on the verge of senility with authoritarian asperations
as long as he is a white male. But however you look at this film, it is truly
idiotic in the best way. It gives us what we want. Viola Davis kicking ass
and blowing away one bad guy after another. John Wick has nothing on her.
But at the same time, this is dreadfully bad with every Die Hard cliché
ever put on film. Just my kind of nonsense.
President Sutton (Davis) flies off to Cape
Town with her husband (Anthony Anderson) and her son and daughter. The daughter
Serena (Marsai Martin) is the problem child. She uses her technical prowess
to keep sneaking out of the White House at night. Of course, that will come
in handy. The G20 nation's heads are gathering for a proposal that Sutton
has - feed the poor through digital money. It doesn't look good.
But then fortunately, a large group of mercenaries
take over the hotel and take the leaders hostages. All except Sutton, the
Prime Minister of the UK, the wife of the South Korean President and one
of the Secret Service agents (Ramón Rodríguez) who are able
to sneak away. And the two children escape from their room. Like all good
Die Hard movies, they start whittling down the bad guys in a series of action
scenes. Not only is she a top shot but knows martial arts too. Go Sutton!
Yes, none of this believable, in one scene she just goes pop pop pop pop
and four dead terrorists are on the ground. The daughter is able to hack
into their system, the old Korean woman picks up a knife and goes to work.
But if Harrison Ford could do it as President, why not Viola Davis.
