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Point of No Return (1993)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:9
Rotten:11
Average Rating:5.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: In a grim future America, Maggie (Bridget Fonda), a beautiful young street punk, is about to be executed for killing a cop during a robbery, and is given the choice between death or becoming a... In a grim future America, Maggie (Bridget Fonda), a beautiful young street punk, is about to be executed for killing a cop during a robbery, and is given the choice between death or becoming a government assassin. She accepts the latter and is trained in all manner of martial (and feminine) arts. She ably carries out her deadly assignments, and is groomed to become a powerful killer. Maggie is given a new identity, becomes the seductive Claudia, and is sent to Venice, California, where she begins her new life. But the training takes only too well: the formerly amoral murderess proceeds to fall in love with a photographer (Dermot Mulroney) and develop a conscience. Now she wants out, but the government isn't about to let her go without a fight. Director John Badham's remake of French director Luc Besson's LA FEMME NIKITA is a stylish and thrilling adaptation, featuring a solid performance from Bridget Fonda. [More]
Starring: Bridget Fonda, Anne Bancroft, Harvey Keitel, Gabriel Byrne
Starring: Bridget Fonda, Anne Bancroft, Harvey Keitel, Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney
Director: John Badham
Director: John Badham
Producer: Art Linson
Reviews for Point of No Return
Hollywood, in its infinite wisdom, figures it can make better American pulp than the French can. As it turns out, Hollywood is right.
A remake faithful to the film upon which it is based and an intelligent, thrilling action film with a real story and solid acting.
An okay remake of the better LA FEMME NIKITA. Captures the spirit, but not the intensity.
Fonda looks great in that little black cocktail dress, but this studio remake robs the terrific original of its soul.
Point of No Return is violent, loud, profane, angry, nasty and, in terms of its plot, often quite ridiculous. In other words, it has all the makings of a box office hit.
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