Vantage Point

Times Watched: 1
Watched With: Nobody @ The Cathay (14/03)
Snacks: Kacang Putih (Kacang Rebus)

so we all know what's a 'whodunnit' right?
well this is a 'whoseenit'.

the time is 12.23pm. and in Salamanca, Spain there's an anti-terrorism conference going on where (who else but) the President of The United States of America has been shot.
i repeat. the president has been shot.

and so in this movie you will see the events unfold through 8 different perspectives (aka vantage points like duh)
and they are as follows...

1. Rex Brooks (Sigourney Weaver) - TV News Producer
2. Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid) - Secret Service Agent
3. Kent Taylor (Matthew Fox) - Secret Service Agent
4. William Ashton (William Hurt) - The P.O.T.U.S
5. Howard Lewis (Forest Whitaker) - An American Tourist
6. Enrique (Eduardo Noriega) - Spanish Cop
7. Javier (Edgar Ramirez) - Terrorist
8. Sam (Said Taghmaoui) - Terrorist

anyone realize that more than half of the list is made-up of really-old-pretty-much-washed-up-almost-has-been actors???

well now at first i was a little puzzled at the way the story was being told but eventually i realized it actually built excitement because we're all waiting to see each part of the puzzle unfold and watching it all fit together.

but the biggest fault was...
well i don't wanna spoil it all so if you want a tip then
(highlight the space between the hexes)

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listen/watch closely enough and you can figure out who's behind the whole thing
within the first 15 minutes of the movie...

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other than that it's not too bad a movie.
pretty suspenseful. keeps you anticipating and guessing.
i guess.

Final Verdict: