The story focuses on an assassination attempt on the president of the united states, as seen from the various vantage points of different characters. With barry newman, cleavon little, charlotte rampling, dean jagger. In salamanca, spain, an assassination attempt on u. Vantage points is rashomon for todays audience, minus the talent and brilliance. 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. Vantage point is a 2008 american political action thriller film directed by pete travis and written by barry l. Vantage point 2008 stream and watch online moviefone.
Released february 22nd, 2008, vantage point stars dennis quaid, matthew fox, forest whitaker, sigourney weaver the pg movie has a runtime of. While i wouldnt say the movie was good, since its plot is a little too. The minimum is awfully low, however, and its painfully evident that the film doesnt want to be a gaudy action movie. President henry ashton unfolds from several different vantage points. While it may get tiresome for those eager to see progression of the story, its all significant to the makeup of vantage point. The minimum is awfully low, however, and its painfully evident that the film doesn t want to be a gaudy action movie. We see the people trying to protect the president, the media, civilians and the people taking out the attack. 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.
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 tells the story of the assassination of the president of the united states from 8 different viewpoints. 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. Vanishing point is a 1971 american action film directed by richard c. Dennis quaid, matthew fox, forest whitaker, william hurt and sigourney weaver star in principal roles.
The premise was unique and interesting but it didnt work out in the end. Ending spoiler for vantage point 2008, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. 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. Third is howard lewis, an american tourist with a video camera, he who manages to film many of the goingson.