Review of White House Down (2013) by Trevor R — 03 Feb 2014

So stupid I actually began to like it about half way through.

This review of White House Down (2013) was written by Trevor R on 03 Feb 2014.

White House Down has generally received mixed reviews.

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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 Matt C (2,668) on 27 Nov 2017

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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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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 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 Donovan D (139) 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 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 John M (4,356) on 02 Jun 2018

An action movie at its best…

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