I chose to see White House Down yesterday because it seemed the least objectionable of the movies I had not seen. This movie was a pleasant surprise. It was a lot of fun. I had said to myself, "This will just be Die Hard at the White House." But the movie has a great cast that pulls off the movie very well. There were a couple of times the audience applauded the film. That is a rare event.
The leads were fine: Channing Tatum as the Secret Service job applicant, Jamie Fox as President, and Maggie Gyllenhaal all did a fine job. The key to the movie's success is the cast of supporting characters, headed by James Woods. Lance Reddick, who played Colonel Boyles in The Fringe, plays an army general here. Nicolas Wright (Donnie the Guide) was popular with the audience. Several more actors were very engaging, but I'll stop typing names now.
See it. You will enjoy it!
Robert
PS: I went to see Olympus Has Fallen and left the theater shaking my head. Olympus Has Fallen was pretty bad. The special effects for the invasion of the White House were good, but the movie was a dud.
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