Vantage Point

Wilsford's Review

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Notable Characters:
Dennis Quaid – Thomas Barnes
Matthew Fox – Kent Taylor
Forest Whitaker – Howard Lewis
William Hurt – President Ashton

Plot (contains spoilers):
President Ashton is attending a global summit in Spain that would that will put the world on the same page as it deals with Islamic terrorism. At this summit the president is assassinated and a bomb is unleashed. The story is told repeatedly but from different perspectives: the news, American tourist Howard Lewis, a local cop, secret service agents Thomas Barnes and Kent Taylor, and the terrorists themselves, each time giving a little piece of the puzzle.

Reason why I didn’t like it:
• The way the movie was shot was cool and unique, however it did seem to get a little repetitive.

Reasons why I liked it:
• The way the movie was shot was cool and unique. I really enjoyed seeing the story from the different perspectives and the way it was done really added to the mystery surrounding the events.
• Entertaining and fast paced action and Dennis Quaid can still move and hit pretty well for a 54 year old.
• It was a good plot, interesting story though I think they gave the terrorists a little too much ingenuity. I just don’t think that they are that smart to pull off something like this.

Final Notes:
It is a good action movie for anyone who enjoys action movies. You do need to pay attention though so go to the bathroom before it starts and go easy on the soda so you don’t miss a thing.