Prime Video delivered a political-themed action thriller earlier this year that is perfect for genre fans who love the likes of Air Force One and White House Down. While the real-world political climate is divisive, it’s fun seeing a fictional President of the United States turn into an action hero, as in Air Force One and White House Down.
Air Force One is one of Harrison Ford’s best action movies, seeing him play a President battling terrorists who take over his plane. White House Down is unfairly compared to Olympus Has Fallen, but it is a fun ride, starring Channing Tatum as a Secret Service agent protecting President Jamie Foxx when the White House is taken over.
Prime Video has delivered the latest entry in the subgenre of action movies with the President of the United States in the hero role. Those who might have missed it should definitely seek out G20, especially if they are fans of these other two entertaining action blockbusters.
Prime Video’s G20 Is Ideal For Fans Of Political Action Thrillers Like White House Down
Viola Davis Is In Action Mode As The President
G20 is the Prime Video Original movie that takes a page from Air Force One and White House Down, with some interesting new twists. Viola Davis is the one stepping into the heroic presidential role as President Danielle Sutton, a former soldier, loving wife, and protective mother.
G20 sees a group of mercenaries taking control of the G20 conference, in which world leaders meet to discuss international issues.
Air Force One and White House Down both take the simple yet very effective premise of having the bad guys take over a key political arena. Instead of Air Force One and the White House, G20 sees a group of mercenaries taking control of the G20 conference, in which world leaders meet to discuss international issues.
G20 not only takes a similar premise, but also borrows elements from Air Force One and White House Down. There are the treacherous Secret Service agents, the family in peril, and the Die Hard-esque style of the hero taking out the bad guys one at a time. The Boys star Antony Starr also contributes greatly in another villain role.
However, G20 finds ways to be more than just a ripoff. The villain’s plot to use deep fakes and AI to throw off the world’s financial markets is very timely, but there is also an endearing quality of the world coming together in the face of this enemy who has attacked them all.
Viola Davis’ Performance Elevates G20 As An Action Thriller
The Oscar Winner Brings Depth To The Heroic Role
G20‘s fun premise and effective action sequences help to make it a worthy peer to Air Force One and White House Down. However, the movie’s real ᴀsset is its lead actor. Harrison Ford and Jamie Foxx are excellent actors, but Viola Davis is an Oscar winner who has been praised as one of the best actors of the 21st century.
Davis is not just playing a stoic action hero. She brings real emotion to the role that gives it a grounded feel amid the silliness.
Davis brings a commanding screen presence that instantly makes her believable as the president, and she has proven herself in action movies like The Woman King in the past. However, Davis is not just playing a stoic action hero. She brings real emotion to the role that gives it a grounded feel amid the silliness.
Davis’ performance allows Danielle Sutton to be a vulnerable action hero in the way Die Hard‘s John McClane is. She is not confronting this situation with endless confidence. She is scared for herself, her family, and the world, which adds to the stakes of the movie and brings G20 to another level.
