Vantage PointOverview and Synopsis

Vantage Point
Opened February 22, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 30 min.
PG-13
sequences of intense violence and action, some disturbing images and brief strong language
Thomas Barnes and Kent Taylor are two Secret Service agents assigned to protect President Ashton at a landmark summit on the global war on terror. When President Ashton is shot moments after his arrival in Spain, chaos ensues and disparate lives Read More
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Bruce McGill, Edgar Ramirez
Director: Pete Travis
Genres: Political Thriller, Thriller

Critic Reviews

"Vantage Point is proof that a good pulp idea can overcome a multitude of sins, but not all of them." Los Angeles Times
- Kenneth Turan
"...this laying out of the facts then speedily going back over them in reverse seems initially intriguing, but it gets old after about the fifth time." USA Today
- Claudia Puig
"...a 23-minute movie dragged out, via some narrative gimmickry, to a punishing hour and a half." Variety
- Justin Chang