Genre: Action
Tagline: 8 strangers. 8 points of view. 1 truth
Ebert gave it: nothing…apparently he really knows how to pick ‘em I would like to start by saying there may be 8 main characters in this movie…but I’m pretty sure we never see all 8 points of view…that’s right, they lied! damn advertisers (*wink) Anyways, yeah…So the President is attending an anti-terrorist summit in Spain, where little does he know some terrorists are plotting his death. When they strike all hell breaks loose, but everyone sees something…and alone these things don’t add up, but together they piece together what happened and who is behind it.
I think this movie wanted to be like Crash or Babel…but it loses that feeling by rewinding to the beginning every time you get another clue – if you like seeing the same part over and over and over and over again then you’ll love this movie.So the President is attending an anti-terrorist summit in Spain, where little does he know some terrorists are plotting his death. When they strike all hell breaks loose, but everyone sees something…and alone these things don’t add up, but together they piece together what happened and who is behind it. (see that is annoying huh?)Like I said before we don’t see all 8 points of view, we see only what we need to…but if you are smart like me you need not see it more than once because I figured it out – like usual. This is any typical Dennis Quai movie – that’s right, it is amazing! Maybe Matthew Fox should stick to Lost, which is known for being successful with its plot twists.
Sorry this review is a rough one, but when the movie is shallow and bad what do you expect? seriously? what? The one thing I’ll say was good – the car chase…if you like a scene that doesn’t know when to stop it was a great one. The one thing I hated most – the writing. Listen to Quaid’s lines, so profound, give this guy an award (don’t worry though, he did his own stunts to props to that)
My rating: 
Ick. My dad stayed awake but just like a lot of repeated shots of the lowest level of vodka I was ready for bed. 8 people, 8 points of view, 8 wasted dollars (or 11.75 if you live in NY) There were way too many untied loose ends that get sloppily tied together – no one likes sloppy, ask my ex.
