“Vantage Point” Poster and Trailer

In Columbia Pictures’ “Vantage Point,” (official site) Thomas Barnes (Dennis Quaid) and Kent Taylor (Matthew Fox), are two Secret Service agents assigned to protect President Ashton (William Hurt) at a landmark summit on the global war on terror. When President Ashton is shot moments after his arrival in Spain, chaos ensues and disparate lives collide. In the crowd is Howard Lewis (Forest Whitaker) an American tourist video taping the historic event to show his kids when he returns home. Also there is Rex (Sigourney Weaver) an American TV news producer who is reporting on the conference. It’s only as we follow each person’s perspective of the same 15 minutes prior to and immediately after the shooting that the terrifying truth behind the assassination attempt is revealed.

I have to say, every time I see the trailer for this film I want to see the movie just a little bit more. The cast is just fantastic. I thought the movie itself might be too much of an experimental kind of thing where they use a lot of video footage to show the different points of view and that may still be the case. But if you see the preview on the big screen you won’t be worried about quality or lack of action.

The only thing that really worries me is the time period in which it’s being released. Late February isn’t exactly known for being prime release time. I’m not sure what the studio is doing there. I can only assume that either the movie really blows and they’re dumping it or they think it’s pretty good and they’re going to try to open up a weekend that’s usually slow. You just never know.

Video - “Vantage Point” Trailer:

Watch the trailer in LOW, MEDIUM, and HIGH definition at Apple.com.

This film is set for release on February 22, 2008.