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Director: Roland Emmerich
Come for the bullet dodging stay for the worst case of republican bashing since Fahrenheit 911. It's July 4th weekend so a film buff has to catch a movie, so what to see? Pirates Of The Caribbean on horses? No thanks. The filthy version of Miss Congeniality? I don't think so. Maybe Emmerich can bottle some of the summer fun from Independence Day in 2013. That was a pipe dream. White House Down is trying very hard to be political commentary wrapped up in summer fun. It falls short on both accounts.
The biggest surprise to me was that White House Down does not even look good. From the opening scene where we see helicopters flying through DC the CGI sticks out like a soar thumb. Unfortunately that never changes throughout the entire film. The acting in this movie is also sub par. Foxx especially stands out as the worst of a bad bunch. It is possible that much of this may be a result of a horrible script, however Jason Clarke does manage to be somewhat enjoyable with an ill conceived character.
White House Down simply fails on every level. Plot hole riddled script. Unimaginative action sequences. Flat humor. Contrived relationships. This is one of the worst movies I have seen in a couple of years. Half a star for Clarke and the two smirks in the hundred jokes Emmerich threw at me.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Come for the bullet dodging stay for the worst case of republican bashing since Fahrenheit 911. It's July 4th weekend so a film buff has to catch a movie, so what to see? Pirates Of The Caribbean on horses? No thanks. The filthy version of Miss Congeniality? I don't think so. Maybe Emmerich can bottle some of the summer fun from Independence Day in 2013. That was a pipe dream. White House Down is trying very hard to be political commentary wrapped up in summer fun. It falls short on both accounts.
The biggest surprise to me was that White House Down does not even look good. From the opening scene where we see helicopters flying through DC the CGI sticks out like a soar thumb. Unfortunately that never changes throughout the entire film. The acting in this movie is also sub par. Foxx especially stands out as the worst of a bad bunch. It is possible that much of this may be a result of a horrible script, however Jason Clarke does manage to be somewhat enjoyable with an ill conceived character.
White House Down simply fails on every level. Plot hole riddled script. Unimaginative action sequences. Flat humor. Contrived relationships. This is one of the worst movies I have seen in a couple of years. Half a star for Clarke and the two smirks in the hundred jokes Emmerich threw at me.