Review of White House Down (2013) by Brandon B — 08 Feb 2014

Second rate Olympus Has Fallen. Roland Emmerich is the biggest hack working in Hollywood today.

This review of White House Down (2013) was written by Brandon B on 08 Feb 2014.

White House Down has generally received mixed reviews.

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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 Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 25 Jan 2019

White House Down has everything it should: solid story structure, good execution and plenty of explosions and ass-kicking…

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By Russell S (521) 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 Millo T (667) on 13 Nov 2017

As an action movie, it is a 2.5 stars. Pure Roland Emmerich: catastrophe, heroes, lots of movement, and touches of humour. Why 2 stars then…

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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 James Z (387) on 25 Mar 2018

Overall, good, taut action, but too formulaic…

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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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By Sebastian V (7) on 27 Feb 2017

Cool movie! Similar to Die Hard. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time I watched this. Quite an interesting and action packed film…

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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 Megan Basham (282) for WORLD (293) on 16 Apr 2018

It would be impossible to detail in this space all the ways Roland Emmerich's latest action/adventure, White House Down, violates the bounds…

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