When President Ashton (William Hurt) is assassinated while making a speech in Spain, it's up to two Secret Service agents (Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox) to find the culprit. Even though dozens of cameras on-scene, including one held by an American tourist (Forest Whitaker) and ones managed by a TV news producer (Sigourney Weaver), the truth of what happened isn't evidently clear. Even the question of just who was assassinated remains to be settled.
There are some exciting moments in VANTAGE POINT, however, the shtick of the plot gets old quick. The re-telling of the same 20 minutes gets old after the second time. There are 5 or 6 re-tellings of the 20 minutes in question. Each point of view gives the viewer more and more info on who the assassin is.
All of the points of views were a little to gimmicky for me. When it comes down to it, the entire story isn't that exciting. Jamie says "5".
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