I get a feeling of deja vu...
The Story:
Cale (Channing Tatum) is a Capitol Service policeman attached to the detail of the Speaker of the House (Richard Jenkins). But Cale is dreaming of working security for President Sawyer (Jamie Foxx) to impress his daughter (Joey King). Of course on the day he takes his daughter to the White House for an interview, well that's the day that some really bad guys decide to take over Washington D.C. and take the President captive.
And they might have gotten away with it, if only they would have left Cale's daughter out of it.
But they didn't, and now he's mad.
And he's going to get his daughter back!
Welcome to 2013, when terrorists taking over the White House is not the subject of one Hollywood movie, but two!
First was Olympus Has Fallen, previously reviewed right here on this very spot! http://talesfromthequeue.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-step-by-step-guide-to-overthrowing-dc.html It's now also streamable on Netflix if you still haven't seen it, or would like to watch it again.
If that was "Die Hard in the White House", then I guess this go-round we're going for "Lethal Weapon in the White House".
It's the buddy cop formula as Tatum and Foxx team up for most of the movie trying to stay alive and one step ahead of those dastardly fiends that are trying to catch the President.
There was some good stunts, some funny lines, and there's nothing inherently wrong with this take on taking out the White House.
However, there's nothing really memorable here either.
In fact, this one actually makes Olympus Has Fallen seem better than it may have been in retrospect.
This one's a little too long, and a little too reliant on the daughter for too many plot devices, than it should be.
Probably streaming on Netflix in about 6 months, but for now you'll have to rent or buy it.
Final Grade: C+
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: I could watch it again, but wouldn't go out of my way to do so. If it comes on cable or something and the remote is too far... ;)
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