Credits:
Director: Roland Emmerich (2012)
Writer: James Vanderbilt (THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN)
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Channing Tatum, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods
Studio: Sony Columbia
WHITE HOUSE DOWN is an action-thriller about an army vet turned Capitol police officer (TATUM), who tries to save The President (FOXX), after The White House is invaded by domestic terrorists led by (intentionally left blank, as it would be a spoiler alert). However, a straight-forward, shoot-em up film, this is not. It is brimming with emotion and not in the form of an active love interest for Tatum, which I'm sure his die-hard fans missed immensely. Instead, the heart of the film is Tatum's precocious pre-teen daughter, Emily (JOEY KING). Some of the most pivotal moments in the story are driven by Emily's actions and King is just as dazzling playing this little girl as she was in OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL as "China Girl". (http://reeltalkreviews.blogspot.com/2013/03/oz-great-and-powerful.html). Foxx and Tatum have a solid bromance throughout the story, but it is not enough to overcome the slow-pacing of the film. Thus, I came away from the movie feeling like the drama outweighed the action and I would have preferred them to have been at least equal...especially since I really just signed up for the action. Additionally, having seen OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2302755/?ref_=sr_1) in March, it was tough not to make comparisons. For example, OLYMPUS cost less than half of what DOWN cost and somehow, in the former, they managed to blow more stuff up.
I would see this movie if you want to get in touch with your passionate inner-patriotic self. If you want to see things blow up in The White House for two hours, go stream OLYMPUS.
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