In the article a desire for a film with slow cuts was mentioned. I refer the author to the film Children of Men which featured long takes of action.

When I first saw the previews for Vantage Point, I thought of all the comparisons that would written referring Rashomon. The problem is that all these modern so-called Rashomon movies do resolve to an actual true timeline that is revealed to the audience through the course of the movie, usually in the form of a puzzle where pieces of each perceived timeline are put together into a coherent whole. In Kurosawa's movie, the "true" timeline is not reconstructed, leaving the audience to wonder what the actual events were. Hopefully the audience would realize that the actual events were not important, but what was revealed about human nature was important.

I'm not sure a modern audience would react to Rashomon if it were released today. It likely wouldn't be expected to be a big screen blockbuster that attracts the coveted 16-30 year old demographic. More likely it would be one of those critically acclaimed movies that not many people see, and many of those who do see it would go to their blog and say, "I don't get it, they didn't resolve anything."

"Just once I'd love to see a depiction of chaotic events edited with slow, painstaking precision."

I'd say Peckinpah's "The Wild Bunch" meets that criteria

I'm sick of having to watch the same stupid trailers over and over again for months leading up to a film opening. It's like the stores killing any excitement about Xmas because they put Xmas stuff up as soon as Halloween is over.

I looked up the director and the writer on any film buff's best friend: IMDb.com. Let's see:

The director Travis did a few things in TV prior to this film - never heard of him.

The writer Levy was a religious teacher at Temple Israel in L.A. when he sold the script to Columbia. No credits prior to that.

Hmm, maybe Barry was schmoozing with some of his students' parents who happen to be in the film industry?

The saddest and most puzzling thing of all: Forrest Whitaker who won an Oscar last year for "Last King of Scotland" and is one of our finest actors is in this ensemble turd. Now, usually when an actor wins an Oscar he moves UP in the world, not down. But not in this case I guess. Weaver, Hurt and Quaid are all big names although they are all older - were they do desperate for work that they signed on to a project they now wish they hadn't?

The trailer sucked, so I knew it was going to be a stinker, but thanks for the warning Stephanie!

My husband and I actually enjoyed it, although all around us people were sighing and groaning whenever the clock ticked back to noon to show the events from another angle. I don't think the frustration was, Hey, Kurosawa did this better. I think it was merely not wanting to have to deal with the demands placed on the viewer of a non-linear narrative.

The movie really wasn't that taxing. It's just a Saturday night entertainment. The gimmick here did serve the story line; it allowed for a couple of interesting (if totally implausible) plot twists. Reminded me of Run Lola Run more than anything else.