Vantage Point begins with us watching a broadcast of a global anti-terrorism summit in Salamanca, Spain where the president of the United States is about to deliver a speech. Amongst the thousands of people who have gathered, the president exits the limo surrounded by security and enters the stage area. If you've seen the trailers you know what's about to happen. As he's about to begin his speech, he gets shot by a sniper. There is very little (if any) character development in this movie. We are briefly introduced to each character during the opening 20 minutes and then watch the events unfold from various point of views (As the title suggests). The problem is, it becomes very boring and tedious after the first few times watching the same opening sequence. Also we don't care about these people, they feel unimportant as there is little to no background on them. The acting is mediocre at best, in fact laughable at times. I felt nothing from these actors, the only one who I thought did a good job was Sigourney Weaver, the lead control girl for the television broadcast company in the opening sequence. Everyone else seemed very forced and unbelievable. The movie also brought every cliche in an action movie, such as getting crushed by a MAC Truck into a wall but walking away without a scratch, to an unbelievablely long car chase scene that simply couldn't and wouldn't happen in real life. The car sequence was like something out of Ronin, except with cheesy cars and bad acting. It simply defines a Hollywood Movie and I wouldn't recommend it for a movie theater experience. If you're dying to see it, wait for it on DVD as there simply is nothing special to see here. Interesting stories of movies creator: http://fxresource.webs.com/apps/blog/show/44459315-the-power-of-the-printed-word-the-screenplay-as-a-literary-art-form http://fxresource.webs.com/apps/blog/show/44459305-hound-dogs-and-trailer-trash-the-trials-and-tribulations-of-a-south-georgia-screenwriter
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