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Release Date:
22 February 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
8 Strangers. 8 Points of View. 1 Truth. morePlot:
The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives. | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
Assassination
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Impersonating A Police Officer
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Multiple Perspectives
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Video Camera
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U.S. President
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1 win moreNewsDesk:
(31 articles)
The Big Picture Interview with Dennis Quaid (From Get The Big Picture. 9 October 2008, 12:16 PM, PDT)
Quaid Denies Ryan Is Moving For Full Custody Of Son (From WENN. 29 September 2008, 9:09 AM, PDT)
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Take it for what it is, a good, entertaining film moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dennis Quaid | ... | Thomas Barnes |
 | Matthew Fox | ... | Kent Taylor |
 | Forest Whitaker | ... | Howard Lewis |
 | Bruce McGill | ... | Phil McCullough |
 | Édgar Ramírez | ... | Javier |
 | Saïd Taghmaoui | ... | Suarez |
 | Ayelet Zurer | ... | Veronica |
 | Zoe Saldana | ... | Angie Jones (as Zoë Saldana) |
 | Sigourney Weaver | ... | Rex Brooks |
 | William Hurt | ... | President Ashton |
 | James LeGros | ... | Ted Heinkin |
 | Eduardo Noriega | ... | Enrique |
 | Richard T. Jones | ... | Holden |
 | Holt McCallany | ... | Ron Matthews |
 | Leonardo Nam | ... | Kevin Cross |
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Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence and action, some disturbing images and brief strong language.Parents Guide:
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90 minCountry:
USAColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
South Korea:15 | Finland:K-13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Hong Kong:IIA | Malaysia:U | Norway:15 | Australia:M | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42768) | Ireland:12A | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:12 | Sweden:11 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | UK:12A | Malta:12 | Greece:K-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:14 | Peru:14 | Canada:14A | New Zealand:MMOVIEmeter: 
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As the shooting was moved to Mexico, the production design department was forced to build a replica of the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca in Mexico. The replica is slightly smaller and simpler than the original. moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Officer Barnes is on his cell phone when he steals the blue Vauxhall Astra from one of the Spanish citizens. As he gets in the car the camera shows a clutch pedal and a gas pedal. Barnes shifts the car into first and then continues to talk on his phone. He drives for a good 40 seconds without ever shifting out of first gear. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Mark Reinhart: Good morning, America. It's now 12 noon in Salamanca, Spain. In a short time, world leaders from over 150 countries meet here in Plaza Mayor to sign up to President Ashton's bold new counterterrorist strategy. Since 9/11, more than 4500 people have been killed in the rising tide of global terror...
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Some reviewers make it out to almost be a B-movie, but it isn't, not by a long shot.
The story revolves around the assassination of the US president who is attending a counter-terrorism summit in Spain. The film is told from multiple viewpoints and the events that transpire within a 23-minute time frame, thus a Groundhog Day-like experience.
Vantage Point is really just an action film . . . pure and simple. When seeing this film, don't expect a complex and deep storyline; it certainly isn't that. The proper approach is to just take it for what it is. I liked this film because it had no pretensions. It didn't want to pretend that it needs to be over-analyzed by the viewer. There are no lengthy sub-plots and behind-the-back conspiracy pieces, no need to explain who is fighting for what cause. And if you approach with this frame of mind, then I assure you, you won't get bored or disappointed.
It's a movie that doesn't need to be analyzed ad nauseam. It doesn't care about needing to tie up lose ends and explain all the circumstances surrounding the assassination. Approach it from *that* "vantage point" and you'll appreciate it more.