Review of Vantage Point (2008) by Paul V — 27 Feb 2011

Well acted, solid story, tedious gimmick.

This review of Vantage Point (2008) was written by Paul V on 27 Feb 2011.

Vantage Point has generally received mixed reviews.

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The fifteen minutes prior to the attempted assassination of the President of the US while in Spain, is repeated from several viewpoints…

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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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At a certain point, its sheer can you top this excess, and credibility files out the window three's no reason to continue paying attention…

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