'WHITE HOUSE DOWN" MY INSIGHT

Scenes from White House down (CFR)

After a hard day’s job I took time to get my nerves relaxed. I decided to see” White House Down”

In the course of enjoying the movie I discovered that there’s a trend resurfacing lately in the world of movies where America is the target of an invasion by an enemy force.

Immediately my mind  flashed to  “Battle: Los Angeles,” aliens invaded, it was the North Koreans in “Red Dawn” and in the latest episode of this trend, Americans themselves invade the nation’s capital in Roland Emmerich’s “White House Down,” released to theatres on June 28  which I eventually saw yesterday.

STORY LINE:

President of the United States James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx) finally returns home to Washington, D.C. after attending to international affairs. His homecoming, however, is ruined when a group of American mercenaries attack and seize the White House. Among the chaos, former soldier turned U.S. Capitol Police officer John Cale (Channing Tatum) loses his daughter Emily (Joey King) when he is taken hostage along with a group of tourists, though pretending to His daughter that he just got a job to protect  the president. He then takes it upon himself to save the President, the hostages, his daughter and ultimately his country, with much opposition.

I enjoyed the comedic chemistry between Foxx and Tatum obviously these guys are the main reason in which the movie shines.  I am a huge fan of Tatum. His career started with his portrayal of an amazing dancer and now after roles in action-oriented films such as “G.I. Joe” and “21 Jump Street,” he’s transitioned into a full-fledged hero. Jamie Foxx is the MVP of this film for his portrayal of the President. He showcases his acting expertise throughout this movie, changing from the formal President to one badass of a man once he changes out of his dress shoes and into his Air Jordans.  I enjoyed every bit of Foxx’s performance in the movie.

There is a plethora of boom-boom to go around- from a bomb detonating the U.S. Capitol Building to Jamie Foxx wielding a rocket launcher and destroying the White House’s perimeter, fireworks aren’t the only explosions happening around the White House this year.

At the climax I was on the edge of my seat  rooting for Cale’s triumph and so much tension as what will happen next will She be killed? or Will Tatum lose his life? Wait why am I doing this …….go see it yourself.

 “White House Down” will make you laugh but you’re not better off waiting until you can get to the cinemas to see this movie.