Critics reviews

A paragon of post-hippie malaise, this existential road movie shifts gears restlessly from high-octane action to contemplative counterculture study under the vague aegis of sociopolitical unrest... An emblem from the final era of practical effects, the film is likewise indicative of a generation transitioning from rebellion to conservatism.

Vanishing Point's action sequences have aged better than its a-man-against-The-Man theme, which feels more pasted-on than Two-Lane's bone-deep isolation; not for nothing did Quentin Tarantino build Death Proof around an explicit homage to Newman's iconic vehicle. In a way, Vanishing Point embodies the code by which its protagonist lives: Never slow down, and never get out of the driver's seat.