Vantage Point
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During an historic counter-terrorism summit in Spain, the President of the United States is struck down by an assassin's bullet. Eight strangers have a perfect view of the kill, but what did they really see? As the minutes leading up to the fatal shot are replayed through the eyes of each eyewitness, the reality of the assassination takes shape.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics were largely frustrated by Vantage Point's repeated-rewind structure, finding the multi-perspective gimmick clever in concept but exhausting in execution, with the film widely accused of running out of ideas well before its climax. A minority of reviewers genuinely thrilled to its relentless momentum, making the film's quality itself one of the points in dispute.
“rewind/retell gambit quickly grows tiresome”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“flat-out one of the more exciting and original gut-busters that Hollywood has produced in many a month. It's virtually all action, but the action is never mindless and it is full of marvelous surprises every step of the way.”
William Arnold·Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“no amount of ripening time was going to help this gimmicky and ultimately harebrained movie.”
John Anderson·The Washington Post
“a pulse-pounding technological showman whose high-strung, quick-cut style might be described as JFK meets Paul Greengrass meets Jerry Bruckheimer. That said, it's not the plot that thickens — it's the pulp.”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“fast-paced motion picture that fails the 'reality test' but maintains a certain intensity for its entire running length. It's entertaining in the same way that an episode of 24 is entertaining, but without the lead character shouting 'dammit!' every five minutes.”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
Parents guide
- Violence
- moderate
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
Cast & Crew
Pete TravisDirector
Dennis QuaidThomas Barnes
Matthew FoxKent Taylor
Forest WhitakerHoward Lewis
Sigourney WeaverRex Brooks
William HurtPresident Ashton
Ayelet ZurerVeronica
Edgar RamírezJavier
Eduardo NoriegaEnrique
Saïd TaghmaouiSuarez
Zoe SaldañaAngie Jones
James Le GrosTed Heinkin
Bruce McGillPhil McCullough
Atli ÖrvarssonComposer
Amir MokriCinematographyVantage Point
During an historic counter-terrorism summit in Spain, the President of the United States is struck down by an assassin's bullet. Eight strangers have a perfect view of the kill, but what did they really see? As the minutes leading up to the fatal shot are replayed through the eyes of each eyewitness, the reality of the assassination takes shape.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics were largely frustrated by Vantage Point's repeated-rewind structure, finding the multi-perspective gimmick clever in concept but exhausting in execution, with the film widely accused of running out of ideas well before its climax. A minority of reviewers genuinely thrilled to its relentless momentum, making the film's quality itself one of the points in dispute.
“rewind/retell gambit quickly grows tiresome”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“flat-out one of the more exciting and original gut-busters that Hollywood has produced in many a month. It's virtually all action, but the action is never mindless and it is full of marvelous surprises every step of the way.”
William Arnold·Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“no amount of ripening time was going to help this gimmicky and ultimately harebrained movie.”
John Anderson·The Washington Post
“a pulse-pounding technological showman whose high-strung, quick-cut style might be described as JFK meets Paul Greengrass meets Jerry Bruckheimer. That said, it's not the plot that thickens — it's the pulp.”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“fast-paced motion picture that fails the 'reality test' but maintains a certain intensity for its entire running length. It's entertaining in the same way that an episode of 24 is entertaining, but without the lead character shouting 'dammit!' every five minutes.”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
Parents guide
- Violence
- moderate
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
Cast & Crew
Pete TravisDirectorDennis QuaidThomas BarnesMatthew FoxKent TaylorForest WhitakerHoward LewisSigourney WeaverRex BrooksWilliam HurtPresident AshtonAyelet ZurerVeronicaEdgar RamírezJavierEduardo NoriegaEnriqueSaïd TaghmaouiSuarezZoe SaldañaAngie JonesJames Le GrosTed HeinkinBruce McGillPhil McCulloughAtli ÖrvarssonComposerAmir MokriCinematographyRent & Buy