Hissable villain James Woods has taken over 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for.oh, some reason. Hes clearly never seen an action movie because hes figured without lantern-jawed Channing Tatum, who just happens to be on a White House tour with his daughter in tow, so when Woods henchmen begin executing everybody in sight, including some of the most powerful people on the planet.well, you know the drill. You dont watch this kind of film for its intricate plotting, nuanced characters and Shakespearean dialogue but to see stuff blow up real good, which it often does. A car smashes through the wall of the Oval Office, a villain who (intentionally?) looks like the bad guy in Commando turns out to be an explosions-loving psycho (whatre the odds?) and just like President Harrison Ford in Air Force One, Jamie Foxx isnt afraid to afraid to take on his enemies with both fists. Oh, and theres a car chase on the White House with helicopter gunships and rocket launchers and whatnot. Thats fun, too.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
