? yes please! and mom is paying?? sign me up! vantage point is just like it sounds. it's the same 20 minute story told/seen from 8 different views. it has the same fast paced energy/terrorism plot/people and things aren't always what they seem feel as 24 (oh keifer how i miss thee!!), so i recommend it if you like 24.dennis quaid is, arguably the main character, a secret service agent who's traumatic past makes him a liability in the eyes of the other agents, one of whom is matthew fox (huba, huba), on duty in spain for a presidential speech. william hurt is the president who is "shot" during said speech. forest whitaker is a us citizen with family problems who is filming the speech/aftermath who becomes somewhat of an admirable hero during the chaos. edgar ramirez and eduardo noriega, among others, are suspects in the shooting, with ethnic backgrounds ambiguous enough to appeal to the masses, and also to dis/encourage the feelings of the current political climate.
i won't say much else because i don't want to ruin the ending... even if it is a little (only a little) predictable. all the acting was excellent. i was glad that the events all took place in spain. its a nice change of scenery and a neutral backdrop for the film. if the movie took place in the us, it would have seemed preachy, or too reminiscent of 9/11, which probably would have made people shy away from the box office. if it took place in say the middle east, there would have been a presumptuous, finger pointing, nightly news feel, which really would've scared people away. so... good choice on spain.
grade: b+
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