White House Down-Teen Movie Review

John Cale (Channing Tatum) is a Capitol policeman in pursuit of his dream job…Secret Service Agent! There was one problem, John didn’t do that well in the military or get the best grades in college, so he didn’t get the job. After getting rejected, John and his young daughter, Emily, got a tour of the White House. Things started out great, especially since Emily was so enamored with politics and the President, however  while on the tour a group of paramilitary invaders bombed the rotunda, killing a lot of innocent people. Now it was up to John to  rescue his daughter and save the President from the awful attack. White House Down is an action packed movie one that teenagers will most likely enjoy.

Rating: 3 and 1/2 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: November 4, 2013
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 11+
Sexual Content: None
Violent Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
Drugs and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will it Appeal to Teenagers? Yes

See the trailer here!

Talking Points:

John is a great character, he risks his life to help others.

There was an all-star cast, to name a few; Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx and Maggie Gyllenhall.

Sexual Content: None

Violent Content: Excessive

• Initially we see a terrorist acting as a janitor. He blows up the Capital, killing a lot of innocent people.
• The bad guys are precise in their attack. Scores of guards, soldiers, secret service and civilians die during the attack.
• There are explosions as several building blow up.
• The attacker is cruel and evil. He held a lot of people hostage in the White House. A young girl gets slapped and held at gun point by the terrorist.
• There are brawls amongst innocent people and the attackers.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

• The f-word is said once. We also heard, “d–n,” “b–ch,” h–l” and “a–.”

Drugs and Alcohol Content: Mild

• We see a character drinking an alcoholic beverage.

Will it Appeal to Teenagers? Yes

Overall White House Down is an action packed film. Depending on the kid, I recommend this film for kids ages 11 and up. However, parents need to be aware of the violent content.

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