Vantage Point

The initial trailer had me quite excited and anxious to see this movie. But then some negative press and bad review titles (as I don't read articles and reviews for movies I plan on seeing) made me back off. Thankfully, I decided to go and see it anyway, I will admit, for lack of alternatives! Vantage Point was a good movie, worth seeing. A solid 7/10. It had an original pace and storytelling approach. The acting was effective and convincing. Quaid, Whitaker and Hurt really deliver good performances. But this movie is not about the acting or the performances. It's about the story, the twists resulting from the different angles the story is told and re-told from. Are there flaws in it? Of course there are. When attempting such a complicated re-telling from various points of view, there will be mistakes, miscues, and oversights. And anytime you touch upon the story of the politics of terrorism, there are bound to be likes and dislikes with storyline decisions made. But all in all, it was a good movie. I found it very entertaining, worth the price of admission.