White House Down (2013)
13KWhite House Down: Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke. While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.
“Iu0026#39;ll never fully understand why people flock to films like u0026quot;Iron Man I-IIIu0026quot; and then completely ignore a fun action film like u0026quot;White House Downu0026quot;. After reading so many bad reviews, I started watching Emmerichu0026#39;s latest noise-opera only because I wanted to get tired enough to go to bed. I had planned to watch the first 5 minutes and to then fast forward through the rest of the film and have a quick look at the expensive special effects. Never did I expect to actually enjoy myself – and yet I did. In fact, I enjoyed myself so much that I couldnu0026#39;t stop watching for the entire 2 hours, and I didnu0026#39;t even get up to go to the bathroom. Right from the start I realized that this movie doesnu0026#39;t take itself too seriously and that this is Emmerich having fun (destroying the White House – if you count freezing it – for the fourth time). But despite all the silliness and the tongue-in-cheek moments, this is a suspenseful ride which never lets up and kept me hooked the entire time. There are quite a few unexpected twists and turns along the way, and the wonderful supporting cast (James Woods, Richard Jenkins and Jason Clarke, to name a few) keep even the most clichéd characters fun and interesting. So my verdict: Great, silly, cheesy action film! Suspend your disbelief and you will have one hell of a good time. I rate it 7 out of 10.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFavorite films: http://www.IMDb.com/list/mkjOKvqlSBs/u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLesser-known Masterpieces: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls070242495/u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFavorite Low-Budget and B-Movies: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls054808375/u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFavorite TV-Shows reviewed: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls075552387/”