Vantage Point

Vantage Point



Cast:
Dennis Quaid ... Thomas Barnes
Matthew Fox ... Kent Taylor
Forest Whitaker ... Howard Lewis




Movie Synopsis:
President Ashton (William Hurt) is attending a global war on terror summit in Spain. Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid) and Kent Taylor (Matthew Fox) are two of the Secret Service agents assigned to protect him. This is the first action that Agent Barnes has been in since he took a bullet for President Ashton six-month earlier. We really dont know if Agent Barnes is up to the challenge of protecting the President. Shortly after President Ashton is escorted to the stage in the plaza by the Secret Service, he is immediately shot twice by a rifle from a window and falls to the floor. The crowd is in shock and chaos breaks out all over, especially, when bombs begin to explode.




My Take:
Delivered as a story that shows the attempted assassination of the US president from 8 different people's point of view. The starting was pretty good. Good suspense and the narrative of each person left off just at the moment you didn't want it to leave

It just got a bit of a drag int he end. Don't get me wrong, the action was great just that die hard criminals trying to avoid one life to forsake their plan doesn't look digestible. In the end Another US President was saved Dennis Quaid as secret service agent was also a bit dicey. Here is a man dead nervous and doesn't put a foot wrong in that state. Forest Whitaker, I thought that was a good performance, the most believable role although why would a guy start running after gunmen with a child to protect beats me . I actually liked the double bluff Just that it could have been handled a lot better.
Fast paced music. Good action, especially at the end with the car chase.

7/10 (Nice sleaze free time pass after a long time. Good action, fast narrative)

Seems like a good one time watch movie...


Edit: See...spoiler tags dont work...

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Private Ryan's Signature:

come on now
You seriously didn't expect that the "President" would be shot dead, did you

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Safin's Signature:

Have Fun, Take part in debates, Read jokes, Ogle at Celebs; Just follow the Rules!

“There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.”

crap review you just narrated the whole story

i watched this movie last week and was a bit disappointed since i was expecting more; the different perspectives of the even is not really a new thing and it got somewhat boring after a while

there was a sexy car chase scene though its a bit over the top but enjoyable nonetheless

the ending especially was too sudden.. they wasted too much time on the events leading to the explosion and too little after that

i thought i saw sigourney weaver in the media van, wasted role

Is it worth a watch.....?????

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xXx's Signature:

Not in theater, Rent a DVD

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Saiyan's Signature:

yea its worth seeing once.. even in theatre. its a short movie and moves quite fast so you wont be bored or anything

hmm....lets see...maybe next week..cos i cant go outta home now

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xXx's Signature:

worth seeing once .............

nice movie..worthy watch