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Bigelow maxes a fetishistic froth of pumped abs and pumping guns, surfing action cinema’s homoerotic tides with panache.
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Point Break (1991)
Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze star in this 1991 wave riding, bank robbing cult-classic. It's the fourth film of action director Kathryn Bigelow, who went on to win Oscars for The Hurt Locker.
On coastal Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers call themselves The Ex-Presidents, committing their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. The FBI, believing the members to be surfers, send agent Johnny Utah (Reeves) undercover.
Less1991Rating: M120 minsUSA, Japan
ActionThriller
- Director:
- Kathryn Bigelow ('The Hurt Locker', 'Strange Days', 'Near Dark', 'Blue Steel')
- Writer:
- W. Peter IliffRick King
- Cast:
- Patrick SwayzeKeanu ReevesGary BuseyLori PettyJohn C. McGinleyJames LeGrosJohn PhilbinBojesse Christopher
Point Break (1991) | Reviews
69%68 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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The New York Times
Mr. Iliff's screenplay includes some egregious silliness and a long string of false endings, but occasionally it sounds the kind of tough-guy note that gets one's attention.
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Roger Ebert
The plot of "Point Blank," summarized, invites parody (rookie agent goes undercover as surfer to catch bank robbers). The result is surprisingly effective.
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Empire Magazine
The elements conspire to produce a superb splash of trashy, testosterone-induced mayhem.
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