Vantage Point (2008)

168 out of 176 people found the following review helpful:

Don't Bother!

LolM from from London, 28th March, 2008

Absolutely dreadful. I was conned into this by the trailer which made it look original, interesting, clever, and full of imaginative twists. Unfortunately it's a cheap and unintentionally comical parody of the Hollywood blockbuster with all the usual clichés, car chases and happy endings. All the goodies survive car crashes, being shot, blown up, while the baddies get what's coming to them. By the fifth 'vantage point' (the same scene being repeated again and again and again and again from a different points of view) I was ready to shoot myself. But being boring is its best point, other than that, it panders to American patriotism and arrogance with a lazy and ridiculously unbelievable script and laughable symbolism. Forest Whitaker made a mistake agreeing to this. Should have gone straight to TV.

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44 out of 44 people found the following review helpful:

Pretty good

A Customer from Southampton, 8th March, 2008

Some people can not watch a film like this, because it involves seeing some footage over and over again. If however you enjoy 'who done it' films and trying to solve things on your own you might enjoy this. There is of course the element of America saves all and hero's survive anything to pursue the bad guys. It is original in some aspects and anything a bit different is worth a look. Forest Whitaker is always good. He is a font of emotion.

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42 out of 42 people found the following review helpful:

*** May contain spoilers ***

CLEVERLY ENTERTAINING MEDIOCRITY

hunkydomste from from Liverpool, 10th August, 2008

An interesting concept of revisiting the same assassination/terrorist attack from different view points, unravelling the puzzle a bit more each time the clock gets turned back to 12noon, gets moderately well executed in this slick thriller. The problem is that while films like Memento are watchable times after you have seen the whole thing, due to great acting, story lines and sheeer good film making, Vantage Point's only redeeming factor is the gimmick of a groundhog day like narrative. The cast, including Sigourney Weaver, Dennis Quaid Matthew Fox and Forest Whittaker, feel like they are name-dropped props rather than integral to the movie and the story is intriguing enough, but veers to predictability too often- and then there is the climax that has been summed up by someone perfectly: If you let one little bambina get in your way, then you're not cut out to be a terrorist. SEE THIS IF YOU LIKED * MEMENTO * 24 (SERIES) * 11:14

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29 out of 30 people found the following review helpful:

fantastic

A Customer from Peterborough, 10th March, 2008

if you dont mind a story being told over and over by different points of view....then this is for you......stick with it its a great film.......i will buy this one when it is released.

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excellent outing

A Customer from Huntly,Scotland, 11th March, 2010

This film was very different in its approach to portraying you classic assassin plot murder. I liked the different view points given although they got a little tiresome towards the middle, it finished well.

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A Customer from staffordshire, 10th March, 2010

i think this has to be rated in my best top 10 films i have ever seen. I found it gripping from start to finish and at no point found it flagging or over the top.

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Nicearse from , 10th March, 2010

Brilliant film, very well done and kept you entertained all the time. Brilliant actors and would definetely recommend to anyone who asked

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susie30 from , 9th March, 2010

Not really impressed with this film. Not much of a story and was only on for about 1 hour 20 mins. let down.

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