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I was REALLY surprised by this movie. It DOES NOT deserve a 6.5 rating... this is at least an 8 or a 9 on 10. Very original and entertaining and full of intrigue and suspense... a must see. TRUST ME!
8/10
7.14.2008 -
isles99@ - age: 26-35
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I am absolutely disappointed. It had the potential to be great, to be an awesome," Holy crap man did that really happen?!" thriller. And it failed! Why else would I be reviewing it? I like writing mean reviews. Accentuate the negative, I say. Anyway, Forrest is wasted in his role. This guy is an amazing actor, and he plays a guy who... Damn. I can't think of anything. He runs around with a camera. The movie has more characters than a King novel, and most of them are useless. Howard, Anna, Anna's mom, the Spec-ops guy's brother, all of their roles are unnecessary. I could see a book having these characters, but in a fast-paced action conspiracy-ish film, I don't need to know that Howard will save the little girl. He has to, since this movie is cliched. I don't need to know that they'll kill the guy's bro. They have to, since this movie is cliched. I don't need to know that Barnes is played by a whiter than driven snow, instead of Whitaker the Wonderful, who would have been great. Barnes has to be white and mean, since this movie is cliched. The only part that really shines, and even this is hindered by facts I'll explain later, is the Car Chase. I'll repeat that again. Car Chase. This is one of the best, folks, rivalling the Bourne Series. However, it's cut off by Thomas Barnes' car getting t-boned into a corner, which could have been a delicious subversion of most Car Chase scenes, but no. My yummy Car Chase sandwich is ruined by a big gob of rotten pop-out-the-windshield- and-walk-away-unscathed mayo. Gosh this review is disjointed and overlong, and full of cliches! Just like Vantage Poi-. No. I won't go there.
5/10
7.11.2008 -
sovietrazor@ - age: 13-17
It was okay, but thoroughly far-fetched as far as the double goes. The constant rewinding of the clock was annoying after a while. I'm glad I waited for the DVD.
5/10
7.10.2008 -
mazey6@ - age: 26-35
Some people are guaranteed to like Vantage Point. They are. But what I didn't like about Vantage Point wasn't the switchbacks with characters; in fact, I found that necessary to introduce the suspect. What I hated was the fact that when the villain was revealed, I was like "Oh... alright then." I expected some revelatory culprit and didn't really get one, so I felt like the movie wasted a large amount of time building up suspense for nothing, really. Dennis Quaid, Sigourney Weaver, and Forest Whitaker were all neutral and unengaging. However, on the plus side, there should be a tip of the hat to the action choreographers, who did a great job with pacing, especially with the car chase scenes. Anyway, I felt I wasted my money, and didn't really get a whole action thriller.
4/10
7.9.2008 -
etowns,mail,01@ - age: 13-17
Its suchh a good movie :) its really intense and Sad (ish) but honestly, its worth it to watch!!!
8/10
7.8.2008 -
arettaykl@
Vantage point is a thriller with tons of excitement. It keeps going abck in time though, so if you don't like that then this movie is not going to be enjoyable for you. If you don't like to think in movies, this also might not be as enjoyable. I, however LOVED IT!!! And even if you don't like when movies go back in time or make you think, its definitely worth your while seeing it!!
9/10
5.7.2008 -
moneybags@ - age: 13-17
Not bad. Gets credit for trying something different, although after the fourth point of view you begin to wonder if the next view is going to be that of an ice cream cone. Would have liked it better but the motivation for one of the bad guys and an act of another bad guy right at the end did not seem credible.
6/10
5.1.2008 -
parker2@ - age: 36-49
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The repetition was painfully hard to sit through, but even if you don't mind that, the twists were mostly predictable and the action was fake and exactly what you would expect from a bad action movie. Terrible film.
2/10
5.1.2008 -
mudica@ - age: 18-25
First, you say "thats not going to be a very good movie" but it deserves its high rate when the real action takes place. At the end of the movie I felt myself very effected by the movie. Good one.
10/10
5.1.2008 -
turbidlogic@ - age: 18-25
This movie will go as one of the best movie of the year.
9/10
4.25.2008 -
prastone@ - age: 18-25
I normally don’t like repetitive movies like this. Like Groundhog Day, that keeps covering the same thing over and over. Be aware this IS 8 different views of the same incident in 90 minutes. But it seems to pull it off. Dennis Quaid gave it his all, and reminded me of Harrison Ford.
7/10
4.23.2008 -
clifforda@ - age: 36-49
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Like it acknowledges, there is language in the movie. The movie itself, though, has a great plot with a good number of twists so you don't see the ending until very near the end. Well done!
7/10
4.22.2008 -
nathanstetski@ - age: 18-25
It definitely gives you a different prospective from all the vantage points.
7/10
4.20.2008 -
s2margaretw@ - age: 50+
I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Its style was unique in that it gave you a variety of different perspectives, but still kept you guessing the whole way through. Lots of pleasant surprises throughout - and a great cast!
9/10
4.20.2008 -
efriday3@ - age: 18-25
I thought this movie was great. It has a really creative way of unfolding the plot, telling you what happened little by little. This is not a conventional or mindless action movie, but it has all the best elements of a good action movie with a refreshing twist. The acting is very believable as well.
9/10
4.19.2008 -
frish_wiebe@ - age: 26-35
I loooved it. It was pretty well done and exciting the whole way through. I didn't find it repetitive or annoying when they show the main event like 5 times. Some part was overdone and got a little weird but overall the film was pretty decent!
9/10
4.19.2008 -
deadsamuraiwalking0328@ - age: 18-25
I enjoyed this film. It held my attention and had just enough suspense to keep things interesting.
7/10
4.16.2008 -
rozzw@
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