Crime In Different Angles Of Perspective

Author's product rating: 8 stars

Vantage Point - rated by infinitiwellt

Advantages: unique storyline, unique delvery/approach

Disadvantages: some scenes does not follow correct time frame

Recommend to potential buyers: yes

FULL REVIEW
VANTAGE POINT

STARRING:
* Dennis Quaid - Agent Thomas Barnes
* Matthew Fox -Agent Kent Taylor
* Forest Whitaker - Howard Lewis
* Sigourney Weaver - Rex Brooks
* William Hurt - President Ashton
* Eduardo Noriega - Enrique

BRIEF INTRODUCTION
US President Henry Ashton (William Hurt) is about to visit Salamanca, Spain when a group of terrorists set up an assassination attempt against him. US Secret Service Agents Kent Taylor (Matthew Fox) and the veteran Agent Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid) are there to protect the president. But the actual assassination was noticed not only by Barnes, but by some other spectators in the crowd. Howard Lewis (Forrest Whitaker), a tourist; Rex Brooks (Sigourney Weaver), news director; Enrique (Eduardo Noriega), Spanish police officer. And when the smoke have gone. The president has been killed!

PLOT
US Secret Service Agents Thomas Barnes and Kent Taylor were assigned to protect President Henry Ashton at a landmark summit on the global war on terror. But upon the arrival of the president on the scene, he was assassinated while delivering his speech. Chaos and terror immediately ensued. People where running in all direction, and the authorities is now hunting for the assassin/s. In the crowd, a tourist from the United States, Howard Lewis, believes and thinks that he caught the shooter on his video cam while filming the event as his present for his kids back home.

Not far enough from the scene in the same time frame, Spanish Police Officer Enrique, is in covert operation as personal bodyguard of the city Mayor of Salamanca, he immediately covered his subject upon hearing the gunshot, but he was apprehended by other agents since he was carrying a gun.

Far behind a OB Van is Rex Brooks, the News Director of Global News Network (GNN), where she also noticed some suspicious movements within the crown and to the building next to the podium.And the scenario is getting clearer, when each and everyone's perspective has been presented and the real assassin has been identified.

IMPRESSION
Vantage Point is another unique style of delivering the audience the excitement and the thrill of suspense drama movies. Director Pete Travis did a very good job. Though this film received negative review from movie critics, I still considered it as a nice movie, every scene makes me guess how they get connected to each other. But there are some scenes; I believe that does not follow the time frame. I paid too much attention on the time, on how many minutes/seconds when an event occurs, but still it's a very good movie. No wonder it has a total gross of more than $150 million worldwide.

MY REACTION
Positive:
1. The approach of the director is unique, since he give each and every character its own time regarding their perspective.
2. The story is not very complicated.
3. It makes me guess each and every perspective I see.
4. It has a very unique style in delivering his message to the viewers.
5. Nice setting and cinematography.
6. Unpredictable twist and turns.
7. So many surprising scenes.

Negative:
1. There are some scenes or time frames that does not match to other characters' time frame/perspectives.
2. Too many repetitive scenes, which I think should not be included anymore since it was already clear and presented on two or more perspective.

OVER-ALL RATING:
8 out of 10 stars - Very good

DIRECTED BY:
Pete Travis

RELEASED BY:
Colombia Pictures

BUDGET:
$40,000,000.00

GROSS:
$150,814,590.00

RUNNING TIME:
1 Hr 30 Min

DATE OF RELEASE:
February 22, 2008