Vantage Point (PG-13)
synopsis
Eight strangers with eight different points of view try to unlock the one truth behind an assassination attempt on the president of the United States. 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 collide in the hunt for the assassin. In the crowd is Howard Lewis, an American tourist who thinks he's captured the shooter on his camcorder while videotaping the event for his kids back home. Also there, relaying the historic event to millions of TV viewers across the globe, is American TV news producer Rex Brooks. As they and others reveal their stories, the pieces of the puzzle will fall into place--and it will become apparent that shocking motivations lurk just beneath the surface.
details
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 30 min.
Opened February 22nd, 2008
MovieGoer Review
As a refreshing change of pace from other action films of its ilk, Vantage Point packs a wallop with its clever staging.
Story
Vantage Point gives us just that--a birds-eyed view of an assassination/terrorist attack on... MORE
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synopsis
Eight strangers with eight different points of view try to unlock the one truth behind an assassination attempt on the president of the United States. 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 collide in the hunt for the assassin. In the crowd is Howard Lewis, an American tourist who thinks he's captured the shooter on his camcorder while videotaping the event for his kids back home. Also there, relaying the historic event to millions of TV viewers across the globe, is American TV news producer Rex Brooks. As they and others reveal their stories, the pieces of the puzzle will fall into place--and it will become apparent that shocking motivations lurk just beneath the surface.
details
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 30 min.
Opened February 22nd, 2008
MovieGoer Review
As a refreshing change of pace from other action films of its ilk, Vantage Point packs a wallop with its clever staging.
Story
Vantage Point gives us just that--a birds-eyed view of an assassination/terrorist attack on... MORE