Vantage Point
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: February 22, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
11
Negative:
12
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83
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Flat-out one of the more exciting and original gut-busters that Hollywood has produced in many a month. It's virtually all action, but the action is never mindless and it is full of marvelous surprises every step of the way. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Three-fourths of a terrific thriller, which in this dreary run of winter movies seemed like clear spring water to this parched traveler. The setup is so riveting, the suspense so carefully prolonged, that I didn't mind when it unraveled into lunacy near the end. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Because Vantage Point is really a concept movie, the actors are not much more than pawns on the chessboard: They move one square at a time. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
If you're up for good nihilist entertainment, look no further. Read full review
70
The New YorkerDavid Denby
Is it art? Not remotely. But, up to the final scenes, it’s a tremendous piece of engineering. After all, the narratives have to synch up visually, which can’t be easy to manage. And the hurtling force of Vantage Point is fun to watch. Read full review
70
TimeRichard Corliss
The movie is best seen as straightforward, sometimes harrowing melodrama, packed with mistaken identities, beautiful villains, a kindly tourist who can outrace the bad guys, and a lost little girl whom the film brazenly sends onto a highway full of speeding cars. It's as if Dakota Fanning had wandered onto the streets of Ronin. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
A slick and exciting film Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
It's a fast-paced motion picture that fails the "reality test" but maintains a certain intensity for its entire running length. It's entertaining in the same way that an episode of "24" is entertaining. Read full review
63
PremiereRyan Stewart
When Vantage Point is staying with Quaid and Fox as they hunt the suspected assassins (including the arrestingly beautiful Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer) it's a perfectly serviceable thriller with high production values and some better-than-average car chases. Read full review
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