Review of Vantage Point (2008) by Mira A — 21 May 2013

A kind of movie that Harrison Ford would be in...

This review of Vantage Point (2008) was written by Mira A on 21 May 2013.

Vantage Point has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for New York Post (6,650) on 16 Jun 2017

Throws in enough hurtling bodies, screaming bullets and totaled cars that it at least holds your interest, so it passes the worth-watching-if-you're-stuck-on-an-airplane…

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This is one of those good concept films that is fairly entertaining but could have been so much better as an assassination attempt is filmed…

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By Frederic C. B (80) on 04 Nov 2014

Loved the multiple perspectives on the same scenario. However, it did lack the big, I can't believe I missed that moment…

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By Marcus A (100) on 22 Aug 2015

I'll spare you any spoilers, but did want to let my fellow viewers know that this is actually quite a bit better on a second viewing, when…

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By David Denby (676) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 23 Aug 2017

Is it art? Not remotely. But, up to the final scenes, it’s a tremendous piece of engineering…

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By Jon H (834) on 04 Nov 2014

Loved the multiple perspectives on the same scenario. However, it did lack the big, I can't believe I missed that moment…

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By Noname (709) on 04 Nov 2014

Loved the multiple perspectives on the same scenario. However, it did lack the big, I can't believe I missed that moment…

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By Carrie Rickey (1,198) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 15 Dec 2017

Because Vantage Point is really a concept movie, the actors are not much more than pawns on the chessboard: They move one square at a time…

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