There’s a lot of apologizing for Roland Emmerich’s “White House Down” going on out there. On one hand, I get it. It’s fun. Etc. And I’ve certainly been an Emmerich apologist in my time. On the other hand, the film is so PAINFULLY derivative and you can only roll your eyes so many times in a film before it just stops being an enjoyable experience, no? I just didn’t realize you could get paid for a script that so liberally cribs another (“Die Hard”). Right down to the Beethoven. Noted. Anyway, HitFix’s Drew McWeeny is on my side of the line, calling the film “inconsequential summer programming.” But let’s hear what you have to say about it. Rifle off your thoughts in the comments section below when and if you see the film, and feel free to vote in our poll, too.
