White House Down
The finest scene in White House Down takes place roughly halfway through the film; it is a sequence in which Wannabe Secret Service Agent Channing Tatum drives a massive black SUV across the White House lawn—tearing up turf, fishtailing, doing doughnuts. Agent Chatum's black SUV is being chased by several other black SUVs, these ones with bad guys leaning out their windows, shooting machine guns. Meanwhile, President Jamie Foxx fumbles around the SUV, trying to help. "Jackpot!" President Joxx finally exclaims, discovering a rocket launcher behind the backseat. "Yeah! That's what I'm talkin' about!" cheers Chatum, and as Joxx prepares to fire out the back window ("Hold it with two hands, Mr. President!"), Chatum does some more fancy driving. One explosion later, Joxx leans forward, empty-handed. "I lost the rocket launcher," he says sadly. "You lost—how do you lose a rocket launcher?!" Chatum shouts. But do not be concerned: While this president and his protector come from different worlds, a beautiful, powerful bond is growing between them.
by Erik Henriksen