Roland Emmerich has done it again. The guy who has portrayed the world being completely wrecked to varying degrees in his past films (2012, The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day) but this time has scaled it back and only blows up a small portion in his latest outing, White House Down.

I got exactly what I expected.

It's loud, light on story, heavy on explosions, a bit lame, but really, who doesn't like seeing the White House blown up? Acting is pretty good considering the material. Channing Tatum & Jamie Foxx lead a pretty good cast and almost make the story believable.

My only gripe was that some of the special effects actually looked like special effects, which is disappointing given Roland Emmerich's pedigree in this genre.

* Recommended