"If you spend one damn cent on this crap, you're spitting on our troops," wrote US military veteran Kurt Schlichter at on Monday. The source of conservative delight has been compiled by the Hollywood Reporter, and it appears to be the film's perceived liberal bias.Įmmerich's plot centres on an assault on the White House by a paramilitary group angry at US withdrawal from Iraq, a storyline that has gone down like a lead balloon with those on the right. But one particular group is grinning ear to ear at the failure of White House Down to pull in audiences: US conservative bloggers.Ī torrent of gleeful comment has found its way on the web in the wake of the action movie's poor $24m opening at the US box office at the weekend, despite a high-profile cast that includes Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx and current Hollywood high-flyer Channing Tatum. It is a huge disappointment for studio Sony and director Roland Emmerich, whose films are usually shoo-ins at the box office.
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