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Vantage Point (2008)

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Reviews Counted:151

Fresh:53

Rotten:98

Average Rating:5/10

Consensus: Vantage Point has an interesting premise that is completely undermined by fractured storytelling and wooden performances.

Australian Rating: M [See Full Rating] Moderate action violence and coarse language

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Australian Theatrical Release:
Mar 13, 2008 Wide

US Box Office: $72,266,306

Synopsis: A presidential assassination attempt is told from multiple points of view in Pete Travis's directorial debut, VANTAGE POINT. U.S. president Ashton (William Hurt) is in Salamanca, Spain (though much... A presidential assassination attempt is told from multiple points of view in Pete Travis's directorial debut, VANTAGE POINT. U.S. president Ashton (William Hurt) is in Salamanca, Spain (though much of the film was actually shot in Mexico), to announce plans for a major global summit on terrorism. But as he stands behind the podium in front of an adoring crowd (with protesters blocked off from the stage), he is shot twice, followed shortly by a small explosion and then a massive blast. Secret Service Agents Barnes (Dennis Quaid), Taylor (Matthew Fox), and Holden (Richard T. Jones) immediately jump into action, trying to find the terrorists responsible amid all the chaos. The thriller first shows the events through the eyes of television news producer Rex Brooks (Sigourney Weaver), and then the film rewinds, replaying the action from a different point of view. Each perspective reveals a few more clues, then rewinds again, taking the audience through the assassination attempt and its aftermath again. VANTAGE POINT has the feel of the 1950 Akira Kurosawa classic RASHOMON, told with the speed of the television show 24. The all-star cast also includes Forest Whitaker, who gives another fine performance, playing an American tourist recording everything on his video camera. The rewind device--reminiscent of the Bill Murray comedy GROUNDHOG DAY--could have been gimmicky, but instead Travis and first-time screenwriter Barry L. Levy make it work, as more details are revealed with each flashback, leading to a pulse-pounding chase and surprising finale. [More]

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt, Zoe Saldana

Director: Pete Travis

Director: Pete Travis
Screenwriter: Barry L. Levy
Producer: Neal H. Moritz
Composer: Atli Orvarsson
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment

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A curta duração e o ritmo constantemente frenético do filme mantêm o espectador atento e interessado, mesmo que o objeto de tanta atenção não faça muito sentido em retrospecto.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
03/15/08
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Watchably silly at best, it's the political thriller as an unintentional comedy of errors - 24 meets Noises Off.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment 1 Comment
03/07/08
Tim Robey
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph

Vantage Point might sound intriguing on paper but it's all gimmick and not a lot of substance.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
03/07/08
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide
Times [UK]
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As much as we'd like to see an American president made accountable, we don't have to see it over and over and over again.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
03/07/08
Demetrios Matheou
Demetrios Matheou
Channel 4 Film

The stories are cleverly interwoven, with a couple of unexpected twists, and the patient viewer is rewarded with a doozy of a car chase in the last reel.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
03/07/08
Paul Arendt
Paul Arendt
BBC

Although mounted with no little efficiency by director Pete Travis (who previously made the TV drama-doc ‘Omagh’), the narrative enterprise actually hides a one-dimensional world view, with civilian casualties mere background set dressing.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
03/07/08
Trevor Johnston
Trevor Johnston
Time Out

It charms - despite hitting the odd seam of schmaltz - and teenagers will find much to tempt them away from their X-Boxes and PSPs.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
03/07/08
Tim Evans
Tim Evans
Sky Movies

As daft as it all becomes, Vantage Point is never dull. Approach it like a double-bill of 24 and there’s enough excitement to overcome the clichés, particularly during the climactic car chase.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment 1 Comment
03/07/08
Elliott Noble
Elliott Noble
Sky Movies

Some okay thrills with good performances and some smarts. But the last reel plunge spoils things.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
03/07/08
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
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Vantage Point prefers to stick with the familiar, so that it ends up, bizarrely enough, affirming rather than challenging the viewer's prejudices.

Full Review Source: musicOMH.com | comment Comment
03/05/08
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
musicOMH.com

A monument to cinematic suckiness.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment 1 Comment
03/04/08
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

a ripping good yarn

Full Review Source: Charlotte Weekly | comment Comment
03/02/08
Sean O'Connell
Sean O'Connell
Charlotte Weekly

A decent thriller that takes time to get started

Full Review Source: Nolan's Pop Culture Review | comment Comment
03/01/08
Michael A. Smith
Michael A. Smith
Nolan's Pop Culture Review

Vantage Point is a smart film with a complex plot and lots of action. That's not a typical combination

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment 2 Comments
03/01/08
Emily S. Mendel
Emily S. Mendel
culturevulture.net

I might almost sit through the crappy storytelling one more time just to see the car chases. These are the kind car chases that Stuntman Mike from Death Proof might be able to appreciate

Full Review Source: KPBS.org | comment Comment
03/01/08
Beth Accomando
Beth Accomando
KPBS.org

The Bourne films have fundamentally altered the rules... Every action thriller from here on out must adapt or risk coming across like some middling, antiquated dinosaur.

Full Review Source: Colorado Springs Gazette | comment Comment
02/28/08
Brandon Fibbs
Brandon Fibbs
Colorado Springs Gazette

Decent actors wasted; impossible, idiotic plot twists; an unimaginative shooting style; an okay but unspectacular bit of action. Yep, it's a February movie all right.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
02/27/08
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

The more they replay the story, the more you realize that there really wasn't all that much to see in the first place.

Full Review Source: Sean the Movie Guy | comment Comment
02/27/08
Sean McBride
Sean McBride
Sean the Movie Guy

Basically, Vantage Point is a don't-ask-and-we-won't-tell movie. We are just supposed to sit back and ride along without questioning where we are being driven.

Full Review Source: Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) | comment Comment
02/27/08
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

This movie is just down right annoying.

Full Review Source: BDK Reviews | comment Comment
02/27/08
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
BDK Reviews
 
 
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