Vantage Point

8 Strangers. 8 Points of View. 1 Truth.


Vantage Point
The president of the USA is assassinated in broad daylight, live on television, at an anti-terrorism conference in Spain. This film takes that event apart, as we follow the action through the eyes of eight different people, who each have a different perspective on what happened. As each version unfolds, the viewers gets fresh clues as to the truth behind the event.

88 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Violence).
Action, Drama, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

If I see this scene again I
If I see this scene again I'm going to scream!

Credits

Cast
Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Bruce McGill, Edgar Ramirez, Said Tagmaoui, Ayelet Zurer, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt
Director
Pete Travis
ScreenplayBarry L. Levy
MusicAtli Övarsson
CinematographyAmir Mokri
EditingStuart Baird, Sigvaldi J. Kárason, Valdis Óskarsdóttir
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2008
Produced byOriginal Film, Relativity Media

Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Small | Medium | Large

Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreSuspense, thriller, action
LanguageMild, infrequent
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceStrong action and psychological violence, sustained but not bloody, gory or graphic.
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsNone
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
1
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
4
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
4
Alcohol / Drugs
0
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
3
Frightening / Tense Scenes
4
Jump Scenes
2
Tense Family Scenes
3
Music (Scary/Tense)
5
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
3


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith
10
Die Burger
Mariana Malan
10
Cape Times
Kenneth Turan
5
iAfrica.com
Nils van der Linden quote iconHas a lot of potential, but the end result is something of a disappointment.
10
The Citizen
David Jenkin quote iconIn some regards, Vantage Point is a bit of a disappointment.
12
24.com
Natalie Sineke quote iconAlthough Vantage Point should be commended for making active viewers out of the audience, its technique is tacky, there are several plot holes and with every re-tell there's a twist.
5
BBC
Paul Arendt quote iconVantage Point is an average thriller built on a neat gimmick.
10
ReelViews
James Berardinelli quote iconVantage Point offers a modicum of entertainment but it requires viewers to react more forcefully from the gut than the mind. It's viscerally effective but lobotomized.
13
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers quote iconBy the end, Vantage Point is such a unholy mess of drooling sentiment and sloppy loose ends that you’ll hate yourself for being suckered in.
8
ScreenIt
quote iconAlthough certainly not novel in terms of plot or storytelling structure, and suffering from a few issues that probably could and easily should have been remedied with a few script tweaks, the film moderately succeeds in terms of what it's trying to be and achieve.
11
Metacritic.com
32 critics
8
Rottentomatoes critics
135 critics
10
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconPremise is undermined by fractured storytelling and wooden performances.
7

What the People say

Internet
12010 Netizens quote iconA very engaging action film.
13

Average .. 47%

9




Xax International logo
 Xax International
 2020
 All rights reserved.