I consider myself to be a “film person.” I mean, more so than TV. I never watched much TV growing up and there are few shows that I watch regularly. My heart lies with movies. But I will say this: if the series is good, I’m there, and I’m there to stay. Some of my favorite TV shows include Lost, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Monk, The Office, The West Wing, and ER. There’s something about spending that many hours with the same characters (we all know I’m a character person). I feel so attached to Mary Richards, Mark Greene, President Bartlet, and Monk. They’re my friends. So, you see, my small but firm attachment to TV improves my film experience. If ER‘s Juliana Margulies is in anything – I’m there. Same goes for John Krasinski, Ed Asner, Rob Lowe, and certainly George Clooney. So, even though I’d heard mixed reviews for Vantage Point – I was totally going to see it because of Matthew Fox, our lead Lostie.
And you know, I liked it! To a point, that is. Essentially, it’s nothing more than a glorified 23 minute assassination. We figure out the whodunnit and whole story by viewing multiple vantage points of the various characters. It’s like putting a puzzle together – with each “rewind” more pieces come together. It’s a great concept with mediocre execution, though it is stylish. The story itself is extremely implausible (and I mean extreme), but a lot of fun.
It’s got a good cast – William Hurt, Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver, and Fox. Two thumbs up for the short running time. Great action sequences. I’m not sure what the moral is nor what *certain characters* motives were. Also, the ending felt abrupt – as if the big build up throughout the movie led to no where. And, frankly, this is not Dennis Quaid’s best movie ever.
So really, the more I intelligently think about it the worse it gets – I no longer fear being hit by a car since, obviously, I will never die nor be injured despite being smooshed by a semi. I’m also now pretty confident that I can single-handedly take out the secret service and waltz into the residence to kidnap the President. …But I can’t deny that I was pretty into it. Suspending my disbelief is rarely this fun. 6/10
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