Review of White House Down (2013) by Gary K — 05 Jul 2014

Juvenile thriller with 80s cheese.

06.7.14.

This review of White House Down (2013) was written by Gary K on 05 Jul 2014.

White House Down has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Huw G (575) on 13 May 2018

Above average dumb action movie. Plenty going on and it never lingers long enough for the stupidity to get in the way…

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By Konrad A (604) on 12 Jun 2017

Pretty intense movie with a lot of fighting action packed if that's what you like then here you go…

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By Reginald C (18) on 31 Aug 2017

Not a good movie; predictable and familiar and dumb...but quite of bit of fun if you have no grudge against Channing Tatum or Jamie Foxx and/or…

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By Brendan N (1,490) on 31 Aug 2017

Not a good movie; predictable and familiar and dumb...but quite of bit of fun if you have no grudge against Channing Tatum or Jamie Foxx and/or…

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By Sarah Gopaul (223) for Digital Journal (223) on 24 Oct 2018

White House Down is exactly the type of mindless amusement for which the beginning of summer vacation calls…

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By Jpk (597) on 06 Mar 2018

Just Your Average Mediocre Action Movie White House Down is fun at times, but that really doesn’t save it from a bad script…

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By Srpepe (174) on 07 Jul 2018

Llena de acción y muy divertida, con grandes escenas de acción. Es muy yankee y bastante irreal pero pasas un buen rato…

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By Jon B (711) on 25 Mar 2018

Overall, good, taut action, but too formulaic…

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By Thomas B (1,990) on 30 Apr 2017

If anyone can make it through the whole movie, then you deserve so much respect. Horrible film…

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By Ruth W (48) on 27 Nov 2017

Olympus Has Fallen' is marginally better than this film, and OIF is a terrible movie. Draw from that what you will…

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