Some okay thrills with good performances and some smarts. But the last reel plunge spoils things.
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03/07/08
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.
Theatrical Release:07-03-2008
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... [More]
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver
Director: Pete Travis
Reviews for Vantage Point
Top CriticThe 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.
03/07/08
Top CriticIt charms - despite hitting the odd seam of schmaltz - and teenagers will find much to tempt them away from their X-Boxes and PSPs.
03/07/08
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.
03/07/08
Top CriticAs 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.
03/07/08
There's an interesting idea here, showing a major political event from various perspectives until we finally get to the real story. The problem is that the real story is rather contrived.
02/23/08
Watchably silly at best, it's the political thriller as an unintentional comedy of errors - 24 meets Noises Off.
03/07/08
Top CriticAlthough 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.
03/07/08
Top CriticVantage Point might sound intriguing on paper but it's all gimmick and not a lot of substance.
03/07/08
Top CriticHey, it’s February, a month when moviegoers have to be thankful for anything diverting.
02/22/08
A nice, straightforward, good old-fashioned geopolitical conspiracy thriller with no pretentions.
02/22/08
Barry Levy's script slavers for comparisons to Rashomon but misses the point. Akira Kurosawa argued that truth was slippery; Levy believes there's one answer, he just likes withholding it.
02/21/08
The fact that the screenplay refrains from smug political commentary and instead focuses on action and mystery enhances the experience.
02/21/08
One of those flicks that relies purely on momentum to keep your disbelief suspended, and director Pete Travis rarely allows the pace to slow enough for the plot holes to shine through.
02/22/08
The filmmakers hook us and reel us in during 90 breathless minutes.
02/22/08
Keep your expectations reasonable.
02/22/08
This is satisfying Friday night popcorn fare - slick and noisy and utterly disposable.
05/13/08
What Travis has done is nothing short of create a new kind of American action film that feels European in the same way that William Friedkin's "French Connection" did.
02/21/08
While it's no classic, Vantage Point is well worth a look.
02/22/08
Not much about the plot can be revealed without giving away the various surprises and twists [which]are the only reason to sit through the film.
02/22/08
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