Vantage Point: DVD, Blu-ray Review (2008)

This intentionally fragmented political thriller set in Salamanca, Spain involves terrorists shooting the president of the United States (William Hurt) just as he’s about to deliver a speech on terrorism.



The irony!



The film’s gimmick, reminiscent of the technique used in Kurosawa’s superior "Rashomon," is revealed in its trailer.



Through the vantage points of several different characters (Dennis Quaid, Sigourney Weaver, Matthew Fox, Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega), the audience presumably will piece together the mystery of who shot the president and why.



This tactic proves interesting for the first part of the movie, but as the film literally keeps rewinding through time in an effort to reveal new angles and fresh clues, it becomes tiresome, sloppy and--worse--even comical.



Rated PG-13. Grade: C- 



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