Vantage point has an interesting premise that is completely undermined by fractured. Vantage point is a 2008 american political action thriller film directed by pete travis and written by barry l. We see the people trying to protect the president, the media, civilians and the people taking out the attack. The minimum is awfully low, however, and its painfully evident that the film doesn t want to be a gaudy action movie. The minimum is awfully low, however, and its painfully evident that the film doesnt want to be a gaudy action movie. Vantage point dennis quaid explosion violence movie scene still cap. For my money, whitakers overly excited tourist walks away with the movie. Essentially the story of a disaffected excop and race driver who is delivering a soupedup car cross country to california while high on speed uppers, being chased by police and meeting various characters along the way, the film has become a cult movie. During the 1970s, car delivery driver kowalski delivers hot rods in record time but always runs into trouble with the highway cops. Javier confronts enrique the cop who was ordered to place the bomb at the podium and demands to know where his brother is but enrique has no idea what hes. Vantage point tells the story of the assassination of the president of the united states from 8 different viewpoints. Third is howard lewis, an american tourist with a video camera, he who manages to film many of the goingson.
Released february 22nd, 2008, vantage point stars dennis quaid, matthew fox, forest whitaker, sigourney weaver the pg movie has a runtime of. President henry ashton unfolds from several different vantage points. The story focuses on an assassination attempt on the president of the united states, as seen from the various vantage points of different characters. Vantage points is rashomon for todays audience, minus the talent and brilliance. In salamanca, spain, an assassination attempt on u. While i wouldnt say the movie was good, since its plot is a little too. Turan says that its trying to be like the classic japanese film rashomon, but its more like the story of the blind men and the elephant. Dennis quaid, matthew fox, forest whitaker, william hurt and sigourney weaver star in principal roles. Vantage point 2008 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. With barry newman, cleavon little, charlotte rampling, dean jagger. William hurt in vantage point 2008 eduardo noriega and ayelet zurer at an event for vantage point 2008 matthew fox in vantage point 2008 dennis quaid and pete travis at an event for.
The premise was unique and interesting but it didnt work out in the end. Vanishing point is a 1971 american action film directed by richard c. Vantage point is surely not a smart film about pointofview, or about any other subject the other one it cares about is the state of american invulnerability in a world that mostly hates us. Vantage point is a mindbending political actionthriller starring dennis quaid, matthew fox, academy award winner forest whitaker best. Ending spoiler for vantage point 2008, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Vantage point 2008 stream and watch online moviefone. Not being smart is not a sin for a movie with explosions and car chases, but it is, in this case at least, a failing.
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