28 June 2013 3:17 PM, PDT | Filmology | See recent Filmology news »
White House Down is exactly the type of flick you think it is: an entirely unnecessary two hours of popcorn-fodder in which Channing Tatum plays a hunky do-gooder and Jamie Foxx mostly plays exactly Jamie Foxx, though people seem to treat him like the President of the United States because I guess that's who he's supposed to be? Anyway, there's nothing technically wrong with White House so long as you know exactly the type of movie you're getting into. But as the weekend numbers just start rolling in, it doesn't look like the flick anyone wants to get into.
The Hollywood Reporter is already calling White House Down a weak sell for the June 28th weekend, as the Roland Emmerich (think Independence Day, Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow) monster blockbuster is set to be gunned down by Paul Feig's The Heat, which stars first-time tag team Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock. »
- Terron R. Moore
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