Fresh
If all you're after is a pair of mismatched heroes wisecracking their way through a series of explosive, well-mounted set pieces, look no further.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
White House Down
It will start like any other day.
2013 · 2h 11m · PG-13
Action, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Roland Emmerich
Overview
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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Rotten
It's Independence Day without the aliens and a president partial to Air Jordans.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Rotten
The main flaw of White House Down is that it overstays its welcome, thanks in large part to a silly climax that seems to unfold in three laborious acts.
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
Essentially a louder, sillier version of Die Hard, with John Cale standing in for John McClane, a precocious daughter standing in for the plucky wife, and, alas, no one even much trying to stand in for Alan Rickman's deliciously wicked Hans Gruber.
Christopher Orr, The Atlantic
Rotten
It follows the Emmerich template: a spectacle-tinged, compelling setup; a dumb, disappointing midsection; and a cheese-topped denouement that veers so close to self-parody that one is tempted to call it funny.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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