What's up with White House Down (2013)


Who would have thought Jamie Foxx could play a US President?  Or Channing Tatum as a suave secret service wannabe?  Only in this film.  Although we couldn't believe them doing their roles, they were fictionally great in them, although we still can't believe it.

Foxx as President Sawyer is my kind of president.  Lot of jokes, wears sneakers with his suit, and loves social media.  A highly unlikely traits of the president of the most powerful nation in the world.  Channing Tatum as a secret agent? Come on, after watching him first in dance movies, we liked him here more than he dances.  Still we can't believe him as an agent, he will surely stand out from the crowd.

That being said, if taken together these two, they have onscreen chemistry, It was like watching Jacky Chan and Owen Wilson, Jacky Chan with Chris Tucker, I kinda linked Jackie Chan with Tatum with Foxx acting sa his sidekick although Jamie Foxx is far more better than Owen and Chris performance wise.

Both performers were great however, the story telling part of this film sucks big time.  I can't relate to the characters to begin with.  Channing as great an actor he is, I can't get him connected as a loving father who brings his daughter to the White House on the day he is applying to be an agent.  There was not enough connection between the father and daughter thing before everything explodes.  Same thing with the president.  All lead different lives before the invasion began and in the process tries to build connection between father and daughter and agent wannabee with the president.

Action scenes were top notch here and we were glad that the actors themselves did most of the stunts, adding value to the film.  But that ends there.  If I just wanted to watch the stunt scenes, then my money was well worth the film.  The movie tried to be serious in some parts, but I was was already enjoying the comic relief provided by the two that shifting tones midway derails my viewing enjoyment.  How I wish it was just a run and gun movie with me not worrying about the plot.

Maybe both Tatum and Foxx tried to salvage the film and would try to make some meaty portions into it but no matter great their acting, they can't compare to the meaty film of the same plot - Olympus has fallen.  Sorry but I can't review this movie without reference to the other.  They both came out the same year 2013.  Both movies have stellar casting but somehow this film fell flat.

If you want to just watch the action, then go for this movie.  Don't dwell on the drama or else you''ll end up wanting.  Just look at Tatum and Foxx, and smile.

This film is currently being shown both on Netflix and Amazon Prime.


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