Latest reviews about Vantage Point

onyx95 says "Fast paced and detailed action, great adventure." about Vantage Point

onyx95 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:11:36 GMT

A peace Summit in Spain, a Presidential assassination. Follow several peoples steps and each of their perspectives starting at 11:59 am. Just before the assassination through to the bombing in the square, find the reaction of the News crew (Sigourney Weaver), Secret Service agents (Dennis Quaid & Matthew Fox), see every step they took. Some witnesses (Forrest Whitaker) to the terror attacks give clues to the who and why, but then assassins themselves have a turn, following them all the way to the conclusion and the subsequent cover up to explain the incident.

Very cool, I was unprepared for this one, not expecting to see the big event to happen in the first 5 minutes, then again, again, and again. The redo from all the different perspectives was such a great idea, they pulled it off well also. I had fun not only watching the story, trying to figure out who dunnit, but also looking for the interactions and the reason for things. The best part is figuring out what Dennis...

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Helpr says "The trailer made the movie look better than it was" about Vantage Point

Helpr — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:21:13 GMT

OH MY GOODNESS! lol was all i could say when watching this movie. I was extremely disappointed in the story. The trailer made the movie look better than It was. When I saw the trailer I desperately wanted to see the movie right away. It seemed as If it would actually be a great action film involving terrorists and scams where you wouldn't believe. Wrong!

I couldn't believe my eyes once I was into the movie like 30 minutes. I kept waiting all the way until the end of the movie for it to really come together. Once I realized that they were REALLY going to leave the audience with an incomplete story I just had to laugh.

Haven't been so disappointed in a movie since! It really was a cool thought, the movie tried to have a good plot but they really should have taken another year or TWO to complete the story line and fill in all of the excruciatingly deep holes in the plot.

Could have been a great film! However, they blew it. And I cant believe that actors so great would agree to be in such...

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Stephhess says "Captivating, Thrilling, Engaging" about Vantage Point

Stephhess — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:10:45 GMT

Great Cast, Great Movie!

Watched it on rental, would have even paid the $10 to see it in the theater it was that great. Creative, interesting, keeps you on the edge of your seat. No boredom or naps during this movie!

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fredanderson says "Highly engaging plot" about Vantage Point

fredanderson — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:44:36 GMT

I finally had a chance to sit down and watch Vantage Point. Excellent movie. It has all the elements that make for a greatly exciting action movie, as well as a fantastic cast, and above all, the writers should be congratulated on such an involved conspiracy plot....

overtheriver5 says "Waste of time" about Vantage Point

overtheriver5 — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:57:29 GMT

The movie Vantage Point was such a disappointment! The movie goes back and forth in time, then it was over! Would not recommend this movie to anyone.

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Nikro says "Just so-so " about Vantage Point

Nikro — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:07:51 GMT

I am not going to go into any detail about this movie except to say that it was a movie that looks at each main character's actions during a terrorist act in Spain during a Summit.

Pros

Non-Gory (in today's film market that's hard to find in an action film)
PG-13
Suspenseful
No brain-er for those days you want to watch a movie and not have to "think" too hard about the plot
90 mins
Good for young teens--no sex and nudity, low violence.
Gets in your face about how other countries view the USA.

Cons

The usual ridiculous car chase
Mediocre acting

All in all I did enjoy watching it, but as soon as the car chase was 1/2 way through I lost some interest as it was way too long of a scene and absolutely ridiculous.

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Matt says "Vantage Point was a sleeper hit - great rental!" about Vantage Point

Matt — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:59:50 GMT

I recently rented Vantage Point and watched it on flight to Boston. I really enjoyed it and was quite surprised it did not get more play when it was released.

Vantage Point as the name implies, is told from several different points of view which in an of itself makes it interesting. The story is about the assasination of a President and it is set at a anti-terrorism conference in Spain.

Although Vantage Point is not a masterpiece, the acting is good, the story is engaging, and the various twist and turns make it exciting.

I highly recommend Vantage Point!

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critickid1012345 says "Vantage Point is just OK" about Vantage Point

critickid1012345 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:05:40 GMT

The movie Vantage Point is a movie that stars Forrest Whitaker who is ok in this movie, Sigourney Weaver who's good in this movie, William Hurt who plays the president of the U.S., who's ok, and the plot of this movie is about a terrorist attack, and there are at least 6 people who have vantage points, and they are....

1.Dennis Quaid (From Disney's The Rookie0

2.Sigourney Weaver (From Ghostbusters & Ghostbusters 2)

3.William Hurt (From Into the Wild)

4.Matthew Fox (From Lost & We Are Marshall

5.Forrest Whitaker!(From Phenomenon and The Last King of Scotland)

And all of these actors (and actresses, except for the killers) are top-notch actors, but in Vantage Point it seems as if this is a TV thriller like 24. So I would have to give this movie an overall score of a B- for the acting, Direction, and the Visuals. Also, I would have to give Vantage Point a Thumbs Down.

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phatkatchick13 says "Vantage Point was a great action movie" about Vantage Point

phatkatchick13 — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:18:58 GMT

Vantage Point was a great movie. I was very suprised by parts of the movie, which I think is rare now a days in movies. It was good to see the story from all of the different points of view....

LoveisJoy says "Didn't Take Advantage of a Unique Point of View" about Vantage Point

LoveisJoy — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:23:18 GMT

Conventional wisdom says that no two people see the same event unfold in exactly the same way. Everything that we witness is filtered by our individual perspective; i.e., physical location, state of mind, existing biases, and personal experiences. It is the intricacy and drama of the phenomenon known as Vantage Point that sets the stage of this utterly disappointing movie (for me, anyway; my hubby enjoyed it: The Bard's Review).

What could have been a fresh and unique way of storytelling ended up feeling interminable and stale. The main plot revolved around the attempted assassination of the fictional President of the United States. The movie introduces us to several witnesses to the crime, and then spends the rest of the film replaying each person's vantage point so that the viewer can see the event from the unique standpoint of the character. This is the feature of the movie that I thought showed a lot of promise. Unfortunately, the characters become overshadowed by unending...

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TheBard says "Not Willing to go out on a visionary limb..." about Vantage Point

TheBard — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:16:28 GMT

Bottom-Line: But, despite Vantage Point's glaring flaws I found myself liking the film at least enough to give it a weak nod.

A really intelligent movie is getting hard and harder to find in Hollywood's modern day repertoire. There was a time when that was practically all Tinseltown produced, but somewhere along our journey into the 21st century, movies have gotten progressively airy and require less brain power to mentally digest. I have to admit there are times when I enjoy the witless movie as much as the next guy, but not all the time! Even the movie that promise intellectual stimulation only go so far and then, the brain balloon pops, and the treaded formulaic plot lines escape thus ruining the movie.

Such is the case with Vantage Point, the political thriller that looks at the attempted assassination of the U.S. President from 8 different perspectives. Vantage Point wants so badly to tell a story of intelligent intrigue, human drama, national arrogance, and international anger,...

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vkoenig says "Kept me on the edge of my seat" about Vantage Point

vkoenig — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:38:30 GMT

I am a movie buff and go to the movies at least once a week. Vantage Point kept me at the edge of my seat. I haven't felt that way in a long time. The point at first is obvious "the president of the US" is assassinated. Then, the incident is shown through the eyes of various people, and with each one, a small piece of the puzzle is revealed. The actors were superb and the movie should have critical success....

vivasuzi says "A very interesting filming technique that leads to much suspense" about Vantage Point

vivasuzi — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:40:46 GMT

I went into Vantage Point knowing that they were going to show certain scenes over and over from different people's point of view. That made me think the movie would get dull... however it never bored me for a minute!

At the start the world leaders are meeting in Spain for a summit to stop terrorism. Within minutes, the President of the US gets shot and hulled off in an ambulance. But what happened? Who did it? And how did they get away with it? That's the entire plot of the movie.

The Filming technique is that the scene is shown at the start from the POV of the camera crew inside a van. After the president gets shot, they rewind back to 12 noon and show the entire thing over from the POV of someone else. This happens again and again from different people's POV and every time we learn a new piece of information. Just when you think you know what happened, the whole thing changes on you once you see it from the other person's POV.

Once we've seen it from all the main characters...

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Jos1029 says "By the time it got to the point, I was ready to go...." about Vantage Point

Jos1029 — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:53:44 GMT

I don't get to go to the movies often, so I always try to select something that piques my interest so as not to waste my valuable time or hard earned money. I really could have waited until this came on cable...or a Sunday night movie on ABC!!! Just when you get into it, it reverts back. This was okay after the first time, but it just went on and on and on...The action finally kicked in, and was good...finally. But I was pooped from getting excited and then it would start over from, you guessed it, someone else's point of view! The story line was good, but the movie could have been a lot better....

lionwriter says "Detail-oriented movie misses out on details" about Vantage Point

lionwriter — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:26:08 GMT

Vantage Point is an entertaining movie -- if you don't want to think. However, the makers of Vantage Point are urging you to think about everything in this political action thriller. I thought the beginning and ending were good, especially the final 30 minutes. However, the middle (which repeats itself 30 times from six different perspectives) is where the movie bogs down. The story is told repeatedly and there are small details that the audience is supposed to hook onto, however, there are flaws in many places and the story-telling turns slightly unbelieveable. The basic movie is good and sound, but the details is where this movie lost me. Three stars....