Review of Vantage Point (2008) by Brettphillips — 23 Feb 2008

O.K, I gotta get this off my chest first. This movie could have been soooooo much more. I'm a huge fan of whodunnits, especially one with presidents and car chases. So, naturally, I figured that this movie would be awesome.

Unfortunately, this film came off as dry, and a little bit cheesy. Dennis Quaid, who I think is a pretty good actor, was so corny, I couldn't really listen to what he was saying with a straight face.

Also, watching what we've seen before 8 times, was unique, but the directors could have mixed it up a little. It always ended with the same blinking digital lights. The whole theater was laughing by the last one.

All that being said, it has a few moments where it twinkles. Not shines, but twinkles. Forest Whitaker was by far the best actor in the whole movie. I actually cared about what was happening to him, unlike most everyone else.

In addition, the twists were kinda neat. You don't really suspect most of them (though there are a few that were so obvious, my 10-year old brother guessed 'em in the first half hour.) But most of all, in the last few minutes, there is about a 20 second shot that.

..well..I don't even want to give away any details. Did I mention that some parts twinkle? This shot is a freakin' supernova. I can't stress enough how amazing this last shot is; probably on par with the infamous "Exploding White House" from Independence Day, (though nothing like it in substance.

) Too bad, it'll remain buried in this sub-par movie. Anyway, I digress. You'd probably want to spend your money on something else, like Be Kind Rewind. Better yet, stay home, and watch Independence Day.

At least there, the president kicks some @$$.