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Vantage Point (2008) DVD Review
Vantage Point (2008) DVD Credits:
Vantage Point (2008) Directed by:
Pete Travis
Vantage Point (2008) Written by:
Barry Levy
Vantage Point (2008) Cast:
Forest Whitaker, Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver
Vantage Point (2008) Released by:
Not available at this time
Region:
1
Vantage Point (2008) DVD Release Date:
30th June 2008
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Vantage Point (2008) Synopsis:

The story chronicles an attempt to assassinate the U.S. president in Madrid and is told from five points of view, unfolding in 15-minute increments.

Vantage Point (2008) DVD Review:

If Vantage Point doesn’t drive you crazy, you are liable to love it. I’m not sure if I saw the trailer for the film, but I am pretty sure that the trailer never gave hint to the way that the film is structured. There are so many significant characters in the film, and each is given the time to show their point of view when there is an assassination attempt on the president of the United States visiting Spain on a counter terrorist summit. This means that the entire film takes place in far less time than the actual running time of the film. Most films compress time, but Vantage Point manages to drag it out. Before leaving to watch the film I was certain that Kiefer Sutherland was somewhere in the cast and while I was watching the film I was reminded of 24. 24 also plays with time, making everything take place in supposed “real-time”, and Vantage Point brags just as much excitement in less than real-time.

This is also one of those films that moves fast so that you don’t have time to think about the outlandish twists and turns that the plot demands in order to remain interesting. William Hurt is the president, as well as a decoy president, and he is being guarded by a veteran secret service agent (Dennis Quaid) returning from a break after taking a bullet for the president. Alongside him is a younger agent (Matthew Fox) and in the crowds is a hapless tourist (Forrest Whitaker) with a handy camera. This is the convenient and outlandish portion of the film, because after a disaster Whitaker’s bumbling tourist becomes involved with protecting a child and helping the secret service, all the while dealing with a marital issue.

The whole film is a non-stop, if not often reversing, thrill ride of suspense. I would not recommend putting any thought to the film after watching it, because this will quickly ruin any brief amount of pleasure that quick action and intense thrills can provide.

The DVD has outtakes from the surveillance tape footage as well as interviews with the cast and crew. There is also a featurette on the stunts and a commentary track with director Pete Travis.

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Vantage Point (2008) DVD review written by: Ryan Izay

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