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Vantage Point (2008) -- With a Rashomon narrative style, the attempted assassination of the president is told from several different perspectives.
Vantage Point (2008) -- With a Rashomon narrative style, the attempted assassination of the president is told from several different perspectives.

Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Pete Travis
Writer (WGA):
Barry Levy (written by)
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Release Date:
22 February 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
8 Strangers. 8 Points of View. 1 Truth. more
Plot:
The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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(134 articles)
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User Comments:
Surprisingly good from my vantage point more (388 total)

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence and action, some disturbing images and brief strong language.
Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

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Trivia:
As the shooting was moved to Mexico, the production design department was forced to build a replica of the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca in Mexico. The replica is slightly smaller and simpler than the original. more
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Continuity: Towards the end of the film when Kent Taylor is being shot at while driving, he is seen on the right of the car (through the windscreen) but just before he swerves into the concrete (before he realizes he is going to crash) he is seen on the left of the car (through the windscreen). more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Mark Reinhart: Good morning, America. It's now 12 noon in Salamanca, Spain. In a short time, world leaders from over 150 countries meet here in Plaza Mayor to sign up to President Ashton's bold new counterterrorist strategy. Since 9/11, more than 4500 people have been killed in the rising tide of global terror...
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References Ocean's Eleven (2001) more

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197 out of 312 people found the following comment useful.
Surprisingly good from my vantage point, 22 February 2008
8/10
Author: Greenie123 from Canada

I must admit I went into the theatre interested, but skeptical. Slowly, I got drawn into things, and by the time the we were at the fourth vantage point, I was fascinated by how all the stories interrelated with each other, and wondering the story would end up.

The acting is uniformly excellent, especially that of Dennis Quaid, who I had previously considered a mostly comic actor, but is very convincing here as a Secret Service agent.

The direction and script are also excellent, especially when you consider both are first-timers in the world of feature films. The script was not without its clichés, but I didn't see most of the plot twists coming, which I can usually spot coming a mile away in a film like this. There was one real groaner of a plot twist that you'd have to be an idiot not to see, but it goes by so fast that it doesn't really matter.

A lot of the audience in the screening I was at got frustrated by the repeated sections, obviously having no attention span. But once the third act of the film kicks into gear, everybody stopped complaining.

Speaking of which, the third act is the payoff which we've all been waiting for. Seeing all the plot threads converge in such a convincing matter was nice, as was the final action scene, which seems like it was plucked right out of one of the Bourne films. This comes as little surprise, since director Pete Travis and Bourne series director Paul Greengrass have worked together in the past.

As skeptical as I had gone in, I came out impressed. Not since The Bourne Ultimatum have I seen such a convincing, engrossing action thriller.

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