The outcome may be pre-ordained, but Emmerich’s knack for a witty pop-culture reference, a pulse-pounding gun battle or a sneaky political undercurrent (the film has drawn fire in the US for being leftie propaganda) hasn’t deserted him. Channing Tatum plays John Cale (not that one, music geeks), a wannabe Secret Service agent whose job interview goes spectacularly off the rails when terrorists attack the White House and take the president (Jamie Foxx) hostage.
But if all you’re after is a pair of mismatched heroes wisecracking their way through a series of explosive, well-mounted set pieces, look no further. ‘White House Down’ doesn’t have the slightest interest in reinventing the action genre.
So thank the movie gods for Roland ‘Independence Day’ Emmerich, one of the last Hollywood filmmakers who still knows what the people want, and how to give it to them. Both films clearly blew their budgets on cast costs and explosive squibs, leaving very little left over for the CG effects departments, but honestly, that just adds to their respective charms.It’s been a lamentable summer at the multiplex: inferior sequels, unwanted remakes and lazy adaptations have been the order of the day. Tatum and Foxx are a fun team, and they ensure the film's best categorized as an action/comedy. Bloodless mayhem and nods toward political correctness follow, but it all comes with solid action beats, immense silliness, and epic amounts of cheese. The percentage of users who made a verified movie ticket purchase and rated this. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing White House Down near you. Reveals The Reason She's Stepping Down After making headlines for revealing that her tenure at the White House will be short-lived, Press Secretary Jen Psaki gave two very good reasons why.
White House Down pares down the outside action and begins its assault from inside the building. A police man must save The President of the United States when the White House falls under attack. Butler revels in the brutality he dishes out to the intruders, and old-school Cannon Films fans like myself will enjoy the callback to action movies of decades past. streets and slaughter dozens more while gaining access to the White House. The carnage starts twenty minutes in as North Korean terrorists mow down people in the D.C. Why is White House Down rated PG-13 White House Down is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for prolonged sequences of action and violence including intense gunfire and. Olympus Has Fallen has personality but is purely interested in the action – bloody, violent, foul-mouthed action. Stars: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Richard Jenkins, James Woods. However, Johnson faced the same challenges in 2016, and he beat the odds. His approval ratings are low, and he represents a hyper-competitive state. If he runs for re-election, Ron Johnson will be the most vulnerable Republican Senator in 2022. I love both movies equally for different reasons. Ron Johnson is a Top Target for Democrats, but He Won’t Be Easy to Beat.