
The President of the United States is in Salamanca, Spain, about to address the city in a public square. We see a plain-clothes cop, his girlfriend with another man, a mother and child, an American tourist with a video camera, and a Secret Service agent newly returned from medical leave. Shots ring out and the President falls; a few minutes later, we hear a distant explosion, then a bomb goes off in the square. Those minutes are retold, several times, emphasizing different ch... (Full plot summary below)
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The President of the United States is in Salamanca, Spain, about to address the city in a public square. We see a plain-clothes cop, his girlfriend with another man, a mother and child, an American tourist with a video camera, and a Secret Service agent newly returned from medical leave. Shots ring out and the President falls; a few minutes later, we hear a distant explosion, then a bomb goes off in the square. Those minutes are retold, several times, emphasizing different characters' actions. Gradually, we discover who's behind the plot. Is the Secret Service one step ahead, or have the President's adversaries thought of everything?
Leave your thoughts about Vantage Point.
| Can MagazineFred TopelI would love to say that everyone who sees Vantage Point will have a different point of view, and let that be the stupidest thing ever said relating to the movie. Unfortunately, it is plenty stupid on its own. |
| Spectrum (St. George, Utah)Bruce BennettThe whodunit-with-terrorist-undertones doesn't test, shock or surprise the audience in any unique way. |
| Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)Jeffrey WesthoffVantage Point requires three simultaneous coincidences for the ending to work. That may be a record. |
| FromTheBalconyBill ClarkThe fact that the screenplay refrains from smug political commentary and instead focuses on action and mystery enhances the experience. |
| OhmyNews.comBrian OrndorfIt's a marginally successful attempt to flare up the senses through shocking repetition, but this is Moritz after all, so if you must go, leave your brain at home and sneak in a cocktail to help wash down the nonsense. |
| About.comRebecca MurrayThe ending, suffice it to say, is one you won't soon forget no matter how much you'll want to. |
| Worcester Telegram & GazetteDaniel M. KimmelNot much about the plot can be revealed without giving away the various surprises and twists [which]are the only reason to sit through the film. |
| Palo Alto WeeklyJeanne AufmuthSmart escapist thrillers are a dying breed but this is one of the good ones. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatStarts off well but then tries to replicate the fast-paced frenzy of The Bourne Ultimatum with an improbable car chase. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThough gimmicky, implausible and repetitious with too many angles, this thriller is still worth seeing as exercise in audience participation in narrative creation and as commentary on the manipulative processes of filmmaking and engagement of spectators |