Michael Ledo The flashback redo from another point of view sometimes works good, if it is not overdone, like it was in this movie. Sigourney Weaver gives a very convincing performance as a news producer. When the reporter was knocked to the ground and appeared to maybe be dead, who was filming her for the news? Isn't there some point where the camera man must put the camera down and help out? This would have been a great movie had they simply did the thing with a plot and subplot in a chronological sequence, focusing on the character of the secret service agent, rather than play "Groundhog's Day" with it. Dennis Quaid? That was the best they could get? The flashback redo sequence served no real purpose. This would have been an even better film if a rouge Jason Bourne was the guy who came in and saved the President and then slipped out.

juneebuggy Great cast and an interesting premise make this worth a watch following an assassination attempt on the US president and subsequent bombing in Spain which is then backtracked and shown from 8 different points of view as we try to unlock the truth. I really liked the idea of this movie unfortunately as clever and unique as it was it suffered from undeveloped characters and the viewpoints began to feel repetitive, (which yes I know tell-the-same-story-from-multiple-views is the hook of this movie but they were often identical.) There were a couple of surprising twists along the way as each perspective is fully revealed and I enjoyed Dennis Quaid and Forest Whitaker who for the most part carry the movie. There are some good action scenes, Quaid drives the hell out of a little car in an endless chase through the streets of Spain and Whitaker does a great job despite the fact that I never fully understood the motivation for anything his character is doing or why it was so important for him to film everything going on around him.Lots of cameos from well known actors along the way with all their multiple stories converging by the end and no one finishing up as who they initially appeared to be. Things also began to feel a bit convoluted at this point and the actual ending was sudden and a bit too tidy. 5/29/16

Ole Sandbaek Joergensen I liked the story being pieced together as it was, seeing the same scenario again and again from different angles actually worked out better then I had expected. It is maybe not new, but it really worked out and having so many multiple interpretations is a fun aspect.The film in itself is an okay action/crime/thriller, even with the many great actors it doesn't become more then that. The process of the film must however have taken a lot of time, planning all the shots, the angles and engineering it all to fit together at the end, very nicely done.I think it was good and entertaining and I really don't know what they should have done more to make it more.

Dominic LeRose Movies can make the U.S. President's job look like the most frustrating and dangerous job in the world. "Vantage Point" tells the story of the attempted assassination of the President from many people's points of view. Director Pete Travis (Not to be confused with the movie critic for Rolling Stone, Peter Travers) does a nice job showing us different peoples point of view on a chilling situation. He captures how the President isn't the only one affected by his death. We uncover the lives of news reporters, the terrorists and killers, secret service agents, other politicians, and a tourist who all see the world in different ways acting around them. We never know what to believe until the end, making an entertaining movie throughout. We do spend too much time experiencing the character's lives rather than just solving the mystery. This plot not only feels like a theatrical "Law & Order" episode, it would have played better as a quick TV episode. If "Vantage Point" didn't have the corniest dialogue, the wimpiest acting, the stupidest sound and visuals, then maybe this could get a passing grade. We spend too much type viewing the failed attempts at bringing a fun and familiar plot to take us away for a couple hours to mix with a human drama we're supposed to care about. This movie crumbles under ambition and lunacy.