There's enough high-octane, heart-racing excitement for a dozen movies.
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02/09/06
Point Break (1991)
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Reviews Counted:47
Fresh:32
Rotten:15
Average Rating:6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: POINT BREAK is the high-velocity thrill ride in which clean-cut FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) goes head to head with surfer renegade Bodhi (Patrick Swayze) in this nonstop action drama. Utah... [More]
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Reviews for Point Break
[Bigelow] has a great eye not only for action, but also for the psychological push and pull behind the action.
05/26/06
Bigelow forgot the most important ingredients for a successful action film -- plot and characters.
11/26/02
Consistently stylish, dumb, and entertaining.
07/01/08
In some ways, Point Break is a guilty pleasure. But do keep in mind, like many drugs, repeated exposure may make you dumber.
11/05/06
Keanu Reeves is Johnny Utah. F*** yeah!
08/07/07
Bigelow stages the film's action sequences with a brutal efficiency (they almost redeem the movie), but she can't keep the increasingly silly script in check.
01/01/00
The elements conspire to produce a superb splash of trashy, testosterone-induced mayhem.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe plot of Point Blank, summarized, invites parody (rookie agent goes undercover as surfer to catch bank robbers). The result is surprisingly effective.
01/01/00
Top CriticEven Bigelow's best scenes, however, are occasionally undercut by her penchant for close-ups and MTV-style edits that confuse the audience about what exactly is happening during chaotic moments.
01/01/00
The hinted spirituality of the film is plainly silly, but it's quickly swallowed by the undertow of crashing spectacle.
09/10/01
An exercise in stylish lunkheadedness. It's gorgeous but dumb as a post; watching it is a bit like shooting the tube and then getting cracked on the head by your board.
01/01/00
Top CriticBigelow has a sure hand in directing action sequences, and Point Break is full of them
05/15/01
Quaint in its depiction of an alternative lifestyle, yet still an above average, really quite vicious action thriller.
08/27/09
Visually delirious but intellectually vapid thriller-actioner, with wonderfully executed chase scenes but characters that defy any dramatic logic, even when played by Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves
10/09/06
dumb, testosterone-soaked big summer story by Kathryn Bigelow
08/29/02
A lot of the snap comes, surprisingly, from Mr. Reeves, who displays considerable discipline and range. He moves easily between the buttoned-down demeanor that suits a police procedural story and the loose-jointed manner of his comic roles.
05/20/03
Top CriticWhile it can accurately be described as an action film, a heist movie, or even simply a thriller, Point Break is also the first "extreme sports" movie
09/05/06
...an above-average actioner...
08/04/09
Bigelow's adept handling of the action elevates Point Break to guilty pleasure status.
10/08/05
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May 15, 2007:
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