Vantage Point is about an assassination attempt on the president and told through multiple perspectives of the event. It was released in 2008 and has an all star cast consisting of Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Fox, Bruce McGill, Edgar Ramirez, Said Taghmaoui, Ayelet Zurer, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, and William Hurt.

I thought Vantage Point was a well done thriller. I was invested in the plot and it was fast paced. The movie clocks in at about 90 minutes. I also thought it was unique to see the same event from the different character perspectives. Everything came together in the end. I also was genuinely surprised by some of the twists and turns the movie took which is an added bonus. The cast does a solid job. William Hurt makes a good president.

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It would have been nice if there was an explanation about why the president was targeted. I won’t spoil specifics but even once it was revealed who was behind the attack, there were not answers to why. If the movie had been a little longer it could have spent a few minutes just to explain the reasoning and the plan. On the other hand, it is quite possible that was the intention. In real life, sometimes we don’t always get answers to why things are done which can leave us unsatisfied. Either way, it is a minor nitpick.

Vantage Point is a solid movie with a great ensemble. It is well done and has plenty of twists and turns.