About this product

Product Information

An attempt on the life of the U.S. president reveals a much larger conspiracy in this thriller starring Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, and Forest Whitaker. VANTAGE POINT takes the point of view of five witnesses and shows them all to reveal the truth about what happened.

Product Identifiers

ProducerNeal H. Moritz

EAN5035822661936

eBay Product ID (ePID)64357360

Product Key Features

ActorForest Whitaker, Matthew Fox, Richard T. Jones, Said Taghmaoui, Edgar Ramirez, William Hurt, Dennis Quaid, Sigourney Weaver, Leonardo Nam, Zoe Saldana

Film/TV TitleVantage Point

DirectorPete Travis

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageBulgarian\Croatian\Czech\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\Hindi\Hungarian\Norwegian\Polish\Romanian\Serbian\Slovak\Slovene\Swedish

Run Time86 Mins

Aspect Ratio2.40 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2008

FormatDVD

FeaturesDirector commentary \Deleted scene\An Inside Perspective featurette\Plotting An Assasination featurette, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles

GenreThriller, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Hearing ImpairedEnglish

Additional InformationA presidential assassination attempt is told from multiple points of view in Pete Travis' directorial debut, VANTAGE POINT. U.S. president Ashton (William Hurt) is in Salamanca, Spain, to announce plans for a major global summit on terrorism. But as he stands behind the podium in front of an adoring crowd (with protesters blocked off from the stage), he is shot twice, followed shortly by a small explosion and then a massive blast. Secret Service Agents Barnes (Dennis Quaid), Taylor (Matthew Fox), and Holden (Richard T. Jones) immediately jump into action, trying to find the terrorists responsible amid all the chaos. The thriller first shows the events through the eyes of television news producer Rex Brooks (Sigourney Weaver), and then the film rewinds, replaying the action from a different point of view. Each perspective reveals a few more clues, then rewinds again, taking the audience through the assassination attempt and its aftermath again.<BR>VANTAGE POINT has the feel of the 1950 Akira Kurosawa classic RASHOMON, told with the speed of the television show 24. The all-star cast also includes Forest Whitaker (THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND), who gives another fine performance, playing an American tourist recording everything on his video camera. The rewind device--reminiscent of the Bill Murray comedy GROUNDHOG DAY--could have been gimmicky, but instead Travis and first-time screenwriter Barry L. Levy make it work, as more details are revealed with each flashback, leading to a pulse-pounding chase and surprising finale.

ReviewsVillage Voice - ...it's a tremendous piece of engineering. And the hurtling force of VANTAGE POINT is fun to watch

ScreenwriterBarry L. Levy

Dubbing LanguagesPolish\Czech\Hungarian

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

Movie/TV TitleVantage Point

Director of PhotographyAmir Mokri

Consumer AdviceContains moderate violence and one use of strong language

Ratings and reviews

Learn more

4.8

4 product ratings

3 users rated this 5 out of 5 stars
1 users rated this 4 out of 5 stars
0 users rated this 3 out of 5 stars
0 users rated this 2 out of 5 stars
0 users rated this 1 out of 5 stars

Good value

Entertaining

Engaging characters

Most relevant reviews

by wilmcca-4858
26 Nov, 2023
Fantastic Film
A very entertaining film really enjoyed watching it, so I shall keep on dealing with ebay from now on.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
by iainspottyginger
22 Apr, 2017
Political thriller with a different take
Well cast, and edgy to watch. I personally enjoyed it.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
by ashw7117
25 Feb, 2021
Unique way of portraying a set of events and therefore compelling.
Well shot and well acted..
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
by wellieray
20 Jul, 2016
Good Movie
Very good movie Great to watch
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned