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MOVIE REVIEW - "VANTAGE POINT"
By Skip Tucker
Whew. I was NOT disappointed. “Vantage Point” is just the sort of nonstop, action-packed, sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat, remember-to-breathe movies that should be made a lot more often.
Dennis Quaid puts out one of his best performances since “The Big Easy” as Thomas Barnes, a Secret Service agent charged with the protection of the President of the United States (William Hurt). The viewer tries to unravel an assassination attempt during a summit meeting in Spain by watching it from eight separate view (or “vantage,” get it?) points.
Forest Whitaker is a mild-mannered tourist who believes he has captured the shooter on a camcorder. He’s brilliant as the everyday guy who becomes a hero, and Sigourney Weaver plays the on-the-scene TV producer expertly covering mayhem, including the subsequent bombings in the crowded outdoor plaza.
Other performances of note are Matthew Fox (“Lost”) as Quaid’s partner, Zoë Saldana as the rattled TV reporter and Edgar Ramirez, Ayelet Zurer and Said Taghmahoul as the conspirators. But it’s Alicia Zapien who damn near steals the show from all of these seasoned actors as a little Spanish girl named Anna. The movie keeps jumping back several minutes to show the scene through the eyes of the different participants. Important tip: stock up on the popcorn and drinks, and go to the bathroom before the show begins, because every story reveals another plot twist and if you miss one scene, it’ll be almost impossible to fit everything together.
Incredible car chases, “who-done-it” scenarios and plot twists make this is a movie you absolutely should see.
But remember to breathe.
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