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Most of the early scenes are devoted to ex-Marine-turned-Capitol cop John Cale (Tatum). However, the cheers let out by an advance-screening audience when the Commander in Chief trades his executive brogues for hi-tops and his non-violent stance for some gun-toting whoop-ass give a clear indication of the Foxx persona that folks want to see.Įmmerich and Vanderbilt can be commended for taking time to establish characters, rather than hurtling into the melee, which is generally required these days. His most prized possession is an engraved pocket watch given by Mary Todd to Honest Abe, which we know will come in handy at some point. A warm-hearted idealist, his silken oratorical skills are on display, whether charming his staffers or the American public in a televised address to push his proposed Middle East peace treaty. presidents have turned up onscreen before, Foxx’s James Sawyer is the closest yet to an Obama clone, an association conveyed without much subtlety. VIDEO: ‘White House Down’ Trailer: Channing Tatum’s Secret Service Interview Goes Awry
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It also trades up by swapping dour Gerard Butler for the simpatico pairing of Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx, even if screenwriter James Vanderbilt ( The Amazing Spider-Man) wavers in his commitment to teasing out the humor in their rapport. In its corner, Emmerich’s film has a user-friendly PG-13 rating in place of the earlier release’s R.
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For the most part, though, it remains preposterously entertaining, which should make it a sturdy entry in the early-summer popcorn stakes. He adds a little Air Force One patriotic peril, some Lethal Weapon buddy banter and Homeland-style national security angst, resulting in an action thriller that doesn’t know when to quit. A self-referential nod to Independence Day notwithstanding, the director’s derivative gaze in White House Down turns mainly toward the Die Hard franchise. Time to call in the construction crew, the decorators and the landscapers - Roland Emmerich has trashed 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue again, only this time he also chews up the lawn.