A superb amount of fun makes “White House Down” one of the summer’s best movies.  John Cale (Channing Tatum) is a ne’er-do-well agent, whose relationship with his daughter is at an all-time low, as are his employment prospects. While touring the White House with his daughter, the building soon is held under siege by terrorists (led by Jason Clarke).  With few options left, Cale and President Sawyer (Jamie Foxx) will team up to take down these terrorists, save John’s daughter and prevent the nation from falling into chaos.

Full disclosure: I despised the other recent White House take over movie (“Olympus Has Fallen”) and now that we have a second White house being taken over flick this year, it’s interesting in that “White House Down” is that movie’s antithesis; where “Olympus” thrives on misery and nonsensical violence, “White House Down” excels because of it’s impeccable humor and exhilarating action.

I would also like to give Channing Tatum major props for his role, since he’s done very little action roles in his career (two GI Joe movies and the action/comedy “21 Jump Street” are pretty much it).  He does wonderful here, being able to crack a superb joke while also being able to be engaging the film’s insane action sequences. To boot, his character arc of trying to connect with his daughter felt surprisingly well developed. I would also like to nominate Jamie Foxx as the best President in cinema since Harrison Ford told people to get off his plane. His sense of honor and wry sense of humor (I won’t be able to go into a shoe store now and NOT say ‘get your hands off my Jordans!’) create a compelling character. Together, the two make a great team that’s always entertaining to watch.

But the best part of the film is it’s ridiculousness, it’s never ending supply of “What just happened” moments? Of course one of the bad guys enjoys lollipops and classical music. Of course a character loses a rocket launcher. Of course the slow-motion moments in the film are cheesy enough to make the lactose intolerant run for the hills. Both good and bad, the film is never boring and will make sure your throughly entertained.

“White House Down” isn’t quite perfect (the villains plot makes no sense) but when you’re having this much fun, it can be forgiven. The movie’s representation of this cataclysm is a visual assault of the best kind, it’s testosterone laced thrills subduing the audience into fully immersing themselves in the film. And when it’s this fantastic and well made, I’ll be more than happy to go along for the ride. Oh, and the White House Tour Guide in this movie might be one of the best characters I’ve seen all summer. He certainly get’s the best one-liner, that’s for sure.