vantage point be one of those movie that youre either go to love or hate . if youre a fan of movie like crash and the bourne series and or any other film with interlock story and odds be that you will enjoy vantage point . if you have a hard time stretch your mind and have a short attention span and or be totally not a fan of dennis quaid or forest whitaker and then you probably would not enjoy the film and plain and simple . the plot and despite be very deep and complex and be actually quite simple on the surface . what you have get be the interlock story of several people and all of whom play a pivotal role in the assassination attempt on the president of the united state . the film be not without it political view and however and and this be to be expect . what i enjoy about the complex plot be that it do not try to be complex . it do not rub itself in my face and and it be easy to keep track of who be who and and what they be do . the film feature some high profile name and however and we need to remember that most of say actor have never do this kind of movie . only one of the performer actually manage to develop a good character ( and of course and it the best performer and forest whitaker ) and but half of this problem be due to the screenplay and which be obviously go to be more plot and story driven . it a paradox and because the filmmaker definitely want the viewer to like dennis quaid character the most and yet there little effort in develop him outside of his professional life . forest whitaker and a say earlier and give the best performance of the movie and and one of the good support performance of the year . i really enjoy him here . edgar ramirez be also very admirable and a be say taghmaoui . matthew fox and sigourney weaver both have very little screen time and but aren not bad at all . fox character be another that have a lot of potential and but the screenplay let him down . pete travis be the film director and and i have get to say . the guy know how to copy other director . it felt like an episode of 24 and with bit of the bourne movie throw in and along with the feel of in the line of fire . i be still reserve about him a a director because i saw nothing new from this movie . while the plot twist be good ( again and that the screenplay and not him ) and and the action be very well do and i couldn not help and think that i have see it all before in other film . however . despite my complaint and the film be wonderfully edit ( oscar worthy ) and have top notch cinematography . it sound great a well . in short and vantage point have all the trademark of a well make film . some good people put a lot of dedication into make this movie as seamless a it be . the screenplay be lack in the character development area and but more than make up for it in the story . i definitely look forward to more from this wonderful crew .