![]() If you’re coming to White House Down strictly for the action, then you won’t be disappointed. And Emmerich really seems to love blowing up things around the White House, and sometimes blowing up the White House itself as was the case in ID4. Action from the man behind Independence Dayĭirector Roland Emmerich has made his name in action-adventure films like Independence Day and Stargate, as well as big-budget disaster flicks like The Day After Tomorrow, 2012, and Moonfall. But James Woods deserves a special shout-out for his role as Martin Walker, a guy who is so despicable that the movie delivers one of its best moments when he gets what’s coming to him. The rest of the supporting cast is also pretty strong, including Jason Clarke, The Dark Knight‘s Maggie Gyllenhaal, Richard Jenkins, and a young Joey King as Cale’s daughter, Emily. Tatum and Foxx have natural charisma, and that allows them to seem genuine even when the script sometimes lets them down with less-than-stellar dialogue. White House Down is very dependent on its two leads, Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx, to make the audience buy into the idea that a Capital policeman, John Cale (Tatum), can rise against all odds and put his life on the line to protect President James Sawyer (Foxx). Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx give compelling performances
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