Vantage Point (DVD)

Vantage Point is the 2008 film from director Pete Travis. Its initial attraction is that the same scene is filmed 8 different times from 8 different perspectives. The Plot Set in a square in Spain, this follows the attempted assassination of the President of the United States by terrorists at a peaceful unifying meeting. We see the events unfurling from the points of view of the newscaster, the bodyguards, the President, a tourist with a video camera, and the terrorists. Bodyguard Thomas Barnes is the agent rushing around trying to find out what happened in a short space of time, and with each event, he finds himself closer to the truth, and to the ...  Read the complete review

I used to be quite good with keeping up with the latest film releases, but now I have an active toddler, I don't seem to find much time in the evenings to sit and watch a long film because I usually want to go to bed once I've gotten Harry all settled and asleep! But my other half and I do like to watch a film occasionally, and so on a recent trip to the library, I picked up this relatively new film off the shelf and thought it would be worth a watch. President Ashton is making a public appearance at a summit in Spain, but nobody expects to see what takes place. When taking the podium, the President is shot in an attempted assassination but it isn't clear who ...  Read the complete review

Before I start this review, I just want to make it clear that I will not be going into detail where the plot is concerned because that would almost certainly ruin the viewing experience for anyone who has yet to see this film. The element of surprise is important. The film focuses on a visit by the American president to a terrorist summit in Salamanca, Spain (although the action was actually filmed in Mexico) after a number of high profile attacks in the country. Tension is high, and there are a high number of protesters amongst the crowds leading to the venue of the meeting. As normal, security around the president is extremely high and organised to the ...  Read the complete review

With the President of America attending an International terrorist summit in Spain, security is very tight. That doesn't, however, stop a group of terrorists from assassinating the President while he is speaking at the summit. The assassination and resulting events are told from 8 different perspectives as the story unfolds to the viewer. With each change of perspective we find out more clues and facts about the assassination and with each one there is also another little twist or turn that certainly wasn't expected. I'd heard a few promising things before I actually went to see this, but I have to say nothing quite prepared me for how good this film actually ...  Read the complete review

I'd seen the trailer for Vantage Point several years ago and liked the look of it. This morning I finally got chance to sit down and watch it, and I can tell you it's a fantastic film. I watched it from my Sky+ and so this is a film-only review. Vantage Point revolves around an assassination attempt on the US President whilst at an anti-terrorism conference in Salamanca, Spain. The film is seen through the eyes of several people, including the President, his bodyguards, some members of the public and also the terrorists. The first half of the film replays several of the key incidents from the different peoples' perspective, each time giving us more ...  Read the complete review