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Overview
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8 Strangers. 8 Points of View. 1 Truth. morePlot:
With a Rashomon narrative style, the attempted assassination of the president is told from several different perspectives. | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)User Comments:
Pulse pounding actioner moreUS Showtimes:
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Also Known As:
Angles d'attaque (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]Úhel pohledu (Czech Republic) [cs]
8 Blickwinkel (Germany) [de]
Bakis açisi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Bantêji pointo (Japan) [ja]
En el punto de mira (Spain) [es]
Justo En La Mira (Venezuela) [es]
Justo en la mira (Mexico) [es]
Nyolc tanú (Hungary) [hu]
Ponto de Vista (Brazil) [pt]
Prospettive di un delitto (Italy) [it]
Puntos de vista (Argentina) [es]
Simeio yperohis (Greece) [el]
Utsatt läge (Sweden) [sv]
Vaatenurk (Estonia) [et]
Vantage Point - askeleen edellä (Finland) [fi]
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Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence and action, some disturbing images and brief strong language.Parents Guide:
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90 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:12A | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-13 | Argentina:13 | Ireland:12A | Germany:12 | Sweden:11 | Taiwan:PG-12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42768) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Malta:12 | Brazil:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Greece:K-13 | Malaysia:U | Singapore:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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As the shooting was moved to Mexico, the production design department was forced to build a replica of the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca in Mexico. The replica is slightly smaller and simpler than the original. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During the car chase scene (right after the cars drive down the stairs) there is a part where you can see two brand tags on the seat belts in Barnes' car mirror. This indicates that a stunt driver is actually driving the car. During the rest of the chase, Barnes is shown not wearing any seat belt. moreFAQ
Was the satellite in the trailer a shot from Resident Evil: Extinction?more
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It didn't really look that way from the previews (looked more like a whodunit) but it is. It's like SPEED or THE FUGITIVE in that way and like RUN LOLA RUN in it's structure. So if you like those films I'd say it's a safe bet for you. It also has a really great car chase scene and this is coming from someone who usually doesn't "get" those. During that whole sequence all I could think was 'how did they choreograph that?' because it had to be really precise. I mean the cars were almost dancing.
You have a stellar ensemble cast here. Forest Whitaker plays a witness to the events who gets caught up in the whirlwind. I don't think I've even seen him run before so this was a little different for him. Matthew Fox and Dennis Quaid play secret service men. I was surprised how little screen time Fox had and if there is a star it's Dennis. I don't think it appeared that way in the trailer either. But mainly the whole thing was split up between all these different characters and their vantage points on this assassination attempt on the US president in Spain. William Hurt plays the president and I'm thinking I'm going to write him in in November. He just looks the part. Sigourney Weaver plays a TV producer who is a witness as she's producing the live coverage and for a minute I thought we didn't see her vantage point but her's was the first one we watched. We were watching along with her and I didn't realize we were already doing the multiple point of views thing. They all culminate at about the same point and once we've seen all of them the action continues from there into a perfect ending.
This film really gets going right away and there is no time for a potty break. There isn't a lot of cursing, just a couple words here or there, and not too scary violence so people who watch "LOST" and "24" level action should be able to handle it. This is the sort of movie you used to only get in the summer.