- Action, Drama, Thriller
- 131 min
- PG-13
It will start like any other day.
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.
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Classical in form, contemporary, resolved and unpretentious.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
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- Dark Jedion TMDB · Apr 20184/10
I have to say, or in this case write, that this was a fairly disappointing movie. It is pretty much a Die Hard wannabee with a daughter-dislikes-father sub-plot. I do not mind the reusing of the Die Hard concept if the film is good. This one is not really. The script is a stupid, unintelligent political script. It starts off badly with some nonsensical crap about a controversial (that is putting it mildly) political deal with the Middle East about pulling out troops from all the bases in the Middle East. To add to this the entire situation have come about because the president just left several people to hang out and dry when he decided to pull the plug on operations in the Middle East. By hanging out and dry we mean get killed or spend some quality time in the regional prisons. That put the president on the bad guy list instead of the good guy as far as I am concerned. I do not know if the writer was trying to make a political statement, which I never like in my movies, or is just plain stupid. Given the rest of the script I would go for stupid or both. The good thing with the movie is that there is quite a lot of action and some of it is rather okay to watch. There are a few funn
Read the whole review on TMDB - Sierbahnnon TMDB · Jun 20267/10
Very solid action-romp This movie is so much better than Olympus Has Fallen, which takes itself way too seriously. This movie, on the other hand, just wants to pour on the action the jokes, and the fun. It takes itself seriously enough to be internally consistent, keeping the tension up, and building the characters so that the stakes matter. It is just a fun watch, a solid pick.
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Cast
- Channing TatumCale
- Jamie FoxxPresident Sawyer
- Maggie GyllenhaalFinnerty
- Jason ClarkeStenz
- Richard JenkinsRaphelson
- Joey KingEmily
- James WoodsWalker
- Nicolas WrightDonnie the Guide
- Jimmi SimpsonTyler
- Michael MurphyVice President Hammond
Crew
- Roland EmmerichDirector
- James VanderbiltWriter
- Anna FoersterDirector of Photography
- Thomas WanderOriginal Music Composer
- Harald KloserOriginal Music Composer
- Adam WolfeEditor
- Harald KloserProducer
- Larry FrancoProducer
- Laeta KalogridisProducer
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