White House Down (2013)
Country: US
Technical: col/2.35:1 131m
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods, Jason Clarke, Richard Jenkins
Synopsis:
An ex-serviceman with a chequered employment record seeks an interview with the secret service at the White House, in company with his politics-obsessed daughter of a broken marriage, whose treat this is. Not only do they get to meet the President, but a whole bunch of grudge-wielding sociopaths who have been invited by the chief of staff to cause mayhem and upset the incumbent's Middle East peace plans.
Review:
Predictably loud and preposterous hokum, with so many elements imported from Die Hard you lose count, from the hero's marital circumstances and name (John Cale/John McClane) to the computer hacker who listens to Beethoven, and a general message that governmental hi-tech hubris is no substitute for down-and-dirty individualist action, especially if the individual concerned is only wearing his vest and is practically indestructible. A winner for Friday nights when you don't want to think, the film came out at about the same time as the very similar Olympus Has Fallen, and cost twice as much.
Country: US
Technical: col/2.35:1 131m
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods, Jason Clarke, Richard Jenkins
Synopsis:
An ex-serviceman with a chequered employment record seeks an interview with the secret service at the White House, in company with his politics-obsessed daughter of a broken marriage, whose treat this is. Not only do they get to meet the President, but a whole bunch of grudge-wielding sociopaths who have been invited by the chief of staff to cause mayhem and upset the incumbent's Middle East peace plans.
Review:
Predictably loud and preposterous hokum, with so many elements imported from Die Hard you lose count, from the hero's marital circumstances and name (John Cale/John McClane) to the computer hacker who listens to Beethoven, and a general message that governmental hi-tech hubris is no substitute for down-and-dirty individualist action, especially if the individual concerned is only wearing his vest and is practically indestructible. A winner for Friday nights when you don't want to think, the film came out at about the same time as the very similar Olympus Has Fallen, and cost twice as much.
Country: US
Technical: col/2.35:1 131m
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods, Jason Clarke, Richard Jenkins
Synopsis:
An ex-serviceman with a chequered employment record seeks an interview with the secret service at the White House, in company with his politics-obsessed daughter of a broken marriage, whose treat this is. Not only do they get to meet the President, but a whole bunch of grudge-wielding sociopaths who have been invited by the chief of staff to cause mayhem and upset the incumbent's Middle East peace plans.
Review:
Predictably loud and preposterous hokum, with so many elements imported from Die Hard you lose count, from the hero's marital circumstances and name (John Cale/John McClane) to the computer hacker who listens to Beethoven, and a general message that governmental hi-tech hubris is no substitute for down-and-dirty individualist action, especially if the individual concerned is only wearing his vest and is practically indestructible. A winner for Friday nights when you don't want to think, the film came out at about the same time as the very similar Olympus Has Fallen, and cost twice as much.