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  White House Down can be summed up in one word: fun. Basically, if you have seen Olympus Has Fallen you know the plot of this movie. John Cale (Channing Tatum) is a Capitol Policeman who has messed up with his eleven year old daughter Emily (Joey King). Emily is really interested in politics and the President James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx) is her idol so Cale calls in a favour to get tour tickets to the White House for them both as a present. At the same time he has an interview as a Secret Service Agent protecting the President. While they are there the White House is taken over by an armed paramilitary group and Cale has to save the day. Director Roland Emerich of Independence Day fame is determined to destroy the White House again in White House Down which is big, enjoyable and full of action. This is what a silly action movie should look like. The characters are engaging and likable in a way that was missing from this year's previous White House destroyer Olympus Has Fa...