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Bigelow maxes a fetishistic froth of pumped abs and pumping guns, surfing action cinema’s homoerotic tides with panache.
Full reviewKeanu 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.
Bigelow maxes a fetishistic froth of pumped abs and pumping guns, surfing action cinema’s homoerotic tides with panache.
Full reviewMr. 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.
Full reviewThe plot of "Point Blank," summarized, invites parody (rookie agent goes undercover as surfer to catch bank robbers). The result is surprisingly effective.
Full reviewThe elements conspire to produce a superb splash of trashy, testosterone-induced mayhem.
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