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| Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: July 12, 1991 |
Starring:
Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze
Summary:
An FBI agent goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.
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Point Break is a perfect example of the contemporary "B" movie. And, like a lot of the old B movies, those cheap thrillers of the 1940s and 1950s, Point Break has considerably more raw energy than almost all of the higher-priced products. [12 July 1991, p.3F]
Point Break, though it's anything but watertight where plotting is concerned, again reveals Ms. Bigelow's real talents as a director of fast-paced, high-adrenaline action. Whenever the flakiness of Point Break threatens to become lulling, Ms. Bigelow wakes up her audience with a formidable jolt.
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Point Break points up inherent limitations in the "star" rating system. Its purely visceral material (surf sounds, skydiving stunt work, a tough indoor shootout midway through) are first-rate. As for the tangibles that matter even more (script, acting, directorial control, credible relationships between characters), Break defies belief. Dramatically, it rivals the lowest surf yet this year. [12 July 1991, p.4D]
Whatever raffish charm Reeves and Swayze exhibit is lost in the superficial gloss of Iliff's screenplay and Bigelow's direction. [12 July 1991, p.7]
Oct 25, 2015
Point Break is a great action film with stunning practical action sequences that are exciting to watch with characters and dialogue that is very memorable
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10/10
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May 27, 2019
Point Break is one of those 90s action movies that a movie buff needs to watch. I mean who wouldn't ? It's Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze !
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Mar 20, 2017
Jaxon said, "It was a good movie and I liked the masks they wore. I want one." - Jaxon There was cool surfing as well, that was cool. The cool surfing was cool.
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Jan 25, 2016
This > 2015 remake. Period...... and another period. For 1991's greatest hits, this was never one.... which was sad. It's still a good original for you guys to enjoy.
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Jul 4, 2017
This film is hilarious in how over the top each of the characters act. It really feels like an early Michael Bay film, but with the worst FBI agents in history. Overall a classic action flick for its original take on bank robbing surfers.
3 of 3 users found this helpful30
Jan 20, 2016
Not bad but not great.. Altough i enjoyed watching Swayze in this movie................................................................................
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Apr 23, 2018
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