A character that one would have liked to see more of is Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Special Agent Carol Finnerty, who comes off as a tad one dimensional. However, most of the reel time belongs to Channing Tatum, who goes all-out macho military man on the terrorists who hold his daughter hostage. Old Emily King, who comes off as the most mature member of the cast.įoxx’s cool-cat-President act is a little hard to believe but enjoyable, nevertheless. The terrorists’ real target is President James Sawyer, whose determination to end America’s longstanding war in the Middle East lands him at the centre of a coup d'état and the only man who can save the President (and all of America, by extension) from the diabolic invasion is - drum roll, please - John Cale!Īlthough White House Down relies heavily on the compelling chemistry between Tatum and Foxx, it is Joey King, the actress who plays 11-year When Emily goes to the ladies’ room, John has no clue that his daughter will be taken hostage by terrorists who are attacking the White House. Though he doesn’t make the cut, he lies to Emily and takes her for a tour of the White House, where Emily meets her hero - US President James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx). To win his politically-aware, White House-obsessed daughter over, John applies for a position with the Secret Service. Staying true to the tough guy formula, White House Down stars Channing Tatum as US Capitol Police officer John Cale, your friendly neighbourhood divorced ex-army man with a pre-teen daughter Emily, who thinks her father isn’t cool enough.

Roland Emmerich’s White House Down highlights the perfect paradox - a highly political story packaged in a harebrained action flick.Ĭoming from the producers of Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow, White House Down borrows heavily from cult-status action films such as Die Hard, Air Force One and True Lies.

White House Down works because of Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx's chemistry and its action sequences, writes Paloma Sharma.

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