Review of White House Down (2013) by Carolyn O — 29 Mar 2014

Updated Die Hard. Good action flick, yes totally predictable but still fun.

This review of White House Down (2013) was written by Carolyn O on 29 Mar 2014.

White House Down has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Muse O (17) on 07 May 2018

Sorry but I don't get all of the technical critique of this movie when it's supposed to be pure entertainment…

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By Nathalia Aryani (90) for San Diego Entertainer (84) on 25 Jan 2019

Packed with explosive action and entertaining buddy rapport, White House Down is a popcorn actioner with a dash of patriotism…

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By Matt C (2,668) 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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By 22Smith (1) on 08 Feb 2018

In White House Down, the goals were to entertain watchers and to inform viewers about the White House…

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By Emily K (246) on 22 Apr 2017

This is a great movie!!!!!!!! I highly recommend!! My husband and I watched this together and enjoyed the whole movie…

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By Max N (202) on 09 Oct 2018

White House Down is without a doubt one of the best action movies and movies period of all time…

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By Jake C (820) on 10 Jan 2018

Far fetched action but not a bad film. The storyline was OK but I did say as if a lot lol…

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By James Z (387) on 25 Mar 2018

Overall, good, taut action, but too formulaic…

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By Russell R (256) on 03 Jan 2018

Awesome. Just awesome. Reminds me of Die Hard 1. Tatum isn't bad, but Chris Pine would've been better maybe…

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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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