It's strange and awkward that White House Down (WHD) and Olympus Has Fallen were released in the same year. WHD is a little bit better than Olympus because the plot was somewhat more believable. But when I was watching this I kept thinking about the similarities it had with Die Hard:
(1) The hero being in the wrong place at the wrong time (or the right place at the right time depending on your perspective), (2) The action mixed in with a little light comedy, (3) A guy trying to save his family, (4) The rooftop scenario
WHD, however, falls short of being as good as Die Hard. And mainly that is because it didn't have a charismatic villain like Hans (Alan Rickman). The bad guy in WHD was about as boring and uninteresting as you can get. The ending I thought was also a little disappointing.
(1) The hero being in the wrong place at the wrong time (or the right place at the right time depending on your perspective), (2) The action mixed in with a little light comedy, (3) A guy trying to save his family, (4) The rooftop scenario
WHD, however, falls short of being as good as Die Hard. And mainly that is because it didn't have a charismatic villain like Hans (Alan Rickman). The bad guy in WHD was about as boring and uninteresting as you can get. The ending I thought was also a little disappointing.