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Vantage Point
Vantage Point

6.4

Vantage Point

PG-13·2008·90m

Summary

During an historic counter-terrorism summit in Spain, the President of the United States is struck down by an assassin's bullet. Eight strangers have a perfect view of the kill, but what did they really see? As the minutes leading up to the fatal shot are replayed through the eyes of each eyewitness, the reality of the assassination takes shape.

Crew

Director

Pete Travis

Writer

Barry Levy

Reviews

JPV852

JPV852

May 3, 2020

7

Decent if not also contrived quasi-political thriller (the politics of it is rather thin and safe, so neither side will be offended) with each segment were okay though the Forest Whitaker one was the most ridiculous. Also not sure if there was meant to be one with the news team, and Sigourney Weaver's talent was utterly wasted.

All that said, the stunt and car chase sequences in the final act was great and a good choice more or less having Dennis Quaid being the lead of the ensemble. This probably makes for a fine weekend viewing even if the pacing, that is the jumping from one POV to the other, never quite worked but still found it entertaining. **3.5/5**

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$40,000,000.00

Revenue:

$152,039,882.00

Keywords

sniper
spain
usa president
bomb
media
chaos
kidnapping
terrorism
body double
secret service
summit
multiple perspectives
assassination of president
american tourist
counterterrorism
u.s. secret service agent
salamanca, spain
assassination plot
camcorder
eyewitness account
car chase
international news