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40 out of 100

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5.3 out of 10

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  • Starring: Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Fox
  • Summary: In Columbia Pictures' action-packed thriller Vantage Point, eight strangers with eight different points of view try to unlock the truth behind an assassination attempt on the president of the United States. Thomas Barnes and Kent Taylor are two Secret Service agents assigned to protect President Ashton at a landmark summit on the global war on terror. When President Ashton is shot moments after his arrival in Spain, chaos ensues and disparate lives collide in the hunt for the assassin. In the crowd is Howard Lewis, an American tourist who thinks he's captured the shooter on his camcorder while videotaping the event for his kids back home. Also there, relaying the historic event to millions of TV viewers across the globe, is American TV news producer Rex Brooks. As they and others reveal their stories, the pieces of the puzzle will fall into place...and it will become apparent that shocking motivations lurk just beneath the surface. (Columbia Pictures)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 32
  3. Negative: 12 out of 32
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    83
    Flat-out one of the more exciting and original gut-busters that Hollywood has produced in many a month. It's virtually all action, but the action is never mindless and it is full of marvelous surprises every step of the way.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Kim Newman
    60
    Some okay thrills with good performances and some smarts. But the last reel plunge spoils things. Myth for the new millennium: any average, out-of-shape middle-aged Yank, including the President, can get in a punch-up with a few well-armed, super-trained terrorists, and win.
  3. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    38
    By the end, Vantage Point is such a unholy mess of drooling sentiment and sloppy loose ends that you'll hate yourself for being suckered in.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 84
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 84
  3. Negative: 31 out of 84
  1. KalebF.
    10
    Very realistic situation of a thriller. Reminds me of Real-life 9/11. Very intelegent way of perception this film has.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. MattG.
    5
    This film starts very promisingly but quickly becomes increasingly tedious and unbelievable. There is some entertainment to be had from watching it but ultimately it leaves you feeling unsatisfied.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. TylerS.
    3
    I was bored half way through the film as it was the same thing over and over, and by the time it all came together i knew how it was going to end, there was no surprise and no climax that made me want to see this again. i thought it was a waste of time, the only reason i give this film a ratign of 3 is there are some really good performances in it, but that is about all the filmign is poor and the writing is worse!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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