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Overview
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Release Date:
22 February 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
8 Strangers. 8 Points of View. 1 Truth. morePlot:
The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives. | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 win moreNewsDesk:
(31 articles)
The Big Picture Interview with Dennis Quaid (From Get The Big Picture. 9 October 2008, 12:16 PM, PDT)
Quaid Denies Ryan Is Moving For Full Custody Of Son (From WENN. 29 September 2008, 9:09 AM, PDT)
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a gimmick film that delivers what it promises. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dennis Quaid | ... | Thomas Barnes |
 | Matthew Fox | ... | Kent Taylor |
 | Forest Whitaker | ... | Howard Lewis |
 | Bruce McGill | ... | Phil McCullough |
 | Édgar Ramírez | ... | Javier |
 | Saïd Taghmaoui | ... | Suarez |
 | Ayelet Zurer | ... | Veronica |
 | Zoe Saldana | ... | Angie Jones (as Zoë Saldana) |
 | Sigourney Weaver | ... | Rex Brooks |
 | William Hurt | ... | President Ashton |
 | James LeGros | ... | Ted Heinkin |
 | Eduardo Noriega | ... | Enrique |
 | Richard T. Jones | ... | Holden |
 | Holt McCallany | ... | Ron Matthews |
 | Leonardo Nam | ... | Kevin Cross |
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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:
USAColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
South Korea:15 | Finland:K-13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Hong Kong:IIA | Malaysia:U | Norway:15 | Australia:M | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42768) | Ireland:12A | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:12 | Sweden:11 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | UK:12A | Malta:12 | Greece:K-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:14 | Peru:14 | Canada:14A | New Zealand:MMOVIEmeter: 
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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. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Mark Reinhart: Good morning, America. It's now 12 noon in Salamanca, Spain. In a short time, world leaders from over 150 countries meet here in Plaza Mayor to sign up to President Ashton's bold new counterterrorist strategy. Since 9/11, more than 4500 people have been killed in the rising tide of global terror...
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What can I say? This film is a gimmick film that relates the same event through the eyes of eight different characters that each hold a piece of the puzzle. The film stops and rewinds back to 20 minutes before the event for each character. It gets a little annoying because each time it stops, the audience is left on a cliffhanger which carries the film's tension into the next character.
As for what the film promises, it promises a good puzzle, suspense and intense action. It delivers on all accounts. This plot has twists and turns and is completely logical. Half way through this movie, if you think you got it all figured out, you haven't got a clue.
The action is fairly balanced through out the film and keeps the film moving. The car chase in this film is one of the better ones I have seen in a long long time. It had some shots in it that I think were a small homage of the original The Italian Job (1969) car chase scene.
Even though I personally thought that some of the characters were paper thin, many of the actors gave strong performances that made the characters believable. Forest Whitaker was the best. I had a little problem with Dennis Quaid's character, Secret Service Agent Thomas Barnes, starting out as the thinnest of all the characters but he grows in the film. Of course, Edgar Ramirez, Saïd Taghmaoui, and Eduardo Noriega were right on and make the film (but not as much as Whitaker).
The premise of this film makes a refreshing change from the ordinary style of mainstream movies.