Politics....everyone has been and always will be up in arms about them, obsessed by them if you will, especially with the primary elections coming up. Admit it, you can't walk in any door without hearing about it and before you know it you have a whole new verbal opinion on the matter. Get your frustrations out and see a good movie. "Vantage Point" will get you all ready again. While it is not about politics primarily, it does feature a president that we all wish we could have and, therefore; it gives us hope.

"Vantage Point" is about the shooting of the President of the United States and about the attempts to catch the shooters. Here's the catch, the movie tells its story featuring different viewpoints of several different characters that were there that day. Switching from an average to the President, it reaches a wide spectrum of emotions.

William Hurt plays the President of the United States and he does a very good job at it. When watching the movie you will wonder why we don't have a man like that as our president. Strong and with a sense of morale, you really feel for him and wish for his welfare.

Forest Whitaker, you can't contest, is a great actor (if you've seen "King of Scotland" than you know what I am talking about). In this movie he plays Howard Lewis, an average everyday man who catches the footage of the president being shot (along with some of the killers) with his home video camera. As in all his performances Whitaker brings such emotion and truth to his role that you really believe him and as a result you feel his emotions. In other words, his part was subtle and very well played.

Cinematography was one of the highlights of this movie. When the smoke from that bomb comes rolling towards the camera, you really feel like it could come right into the theater and smother you. It partly has to do with the special effects and all the amazing work they put into the bomb blasts. Also, the way the cameras took in the shots was very well chosen. While steady and clear shots would have been a safe choice, the hand held shots make you feel like you are in the action and involved with all the characters.

There also is a car chase with Dennis Quaid and Matthew Fox that deserves a mention. It was so much fun. You will actually find yourself flinching a few times even if you find it highly unlikely that you would ever flinch during a car chase on screen (not that I have any personal experience or anything). There were a lot of twists and turns, plus it has to be said that the cinematography definitely had a huge hand in the car chase. They were down there in the action, so it makes you feel like you were there.

If there is a central theme for this movie it would be that everyone counts. All the actions that we choose to make on a daily basis can affect other people. So, in other words, if you drop a banana peel on the street it could affect other people....in good ways or bad ways. Whitaker's action saved the little girl who in turn (without even knowing it) saves the President, and so on and so on. It's pretty amazing to think about.

While the counting down of the day (after the viewpoints switch) started to get pretty annoying towards the end, it was nonetheless a very good movie. It's not necessarily an Academy Award winning picture, take mind, but an enjoyable movie. It mostly showcases its great actors, which is fine with me. Even Sigourney Weaver had a nice couple of scenes in it. Frustrating as the political season may be, take a big breath and watch "Vantage Point." Then come back one refreshed and thoughtful human being, ready to take on the presidential ballot.