Point Break

1991 "100% pure adrenaline."
7.3| 2h2m| R| en
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In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.

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Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic
WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.
merelyaninnuendo Point BreakIt may have a fresh approach with some interesting twists and turns to a typical buddy cop movie but having said that it lacks enough concrete material to feed the audience for around 2 complete hours. Kathryn Bigelow; an acclaimed director, would execute such a feature comes as a bit shock for it barely seeks attention from the audience no matter how much "used formula" it might use. Keanu Reeves did not seem at its best and unfortunately wasn't supported strongly by the cast like Patrick Swayze and Lori Petty. Point Break might work for a younger audience that seeks a typical popcorn fun time but beyond that their barely is something to explore in it on terms of craft.
Brucey D Bigelow's Point Break is about a young and inexperienced FBI agent's efforts to apprehend a masked gang of L.A. bank robbers known as 'the ex-presidents'. There are clues that the gang are surfers, and Special Agent Utah has to infiltrate the subculture to break the case. En route he finds surfing, finds love, finds himself, and then loses almost everything.On the face of it, it is just another action movie, to be compared in the same breath as Speed or the Fast and Furious movies (one of which recycles much of the plot of Point Break). However it is a far better movie than those.One of the main things that sets this movie apart is that it is better written, better directed, better photographed, and just better made than most action movies are. The soundtrack is cracking too, well paced and sparingly used, adding the right mood to the textures of the film.However one of the things that differentiates this film from most other action movies is that it attempts to explain that some folk who indulge in certain sports are not just mindless escapist adrenaline junkies, but that such visceral pleasures may underpin their whole way of life, and (rightly or wrongly) there may be a whole philosophy that goes along with it. The momentary absolution of that perfect turn, that perfect wave, it can change your life for ever.I don't think that Reeves is an especially brilliant actor, but here he is well-suited to the role; whilst Utah appears to set out with purpose, he is but clay that is moulded by circumstance and those around him, from the jaded Pappas on the one hand to the charismatic Bohdi on the other, who is excellently portrayed here by Swayze, with real fire in his eyes.When I first sat down to watch this film it was with low-ish expectations; I was more than pleasantly surprised to find a much better film than I had expected, and it is one that I have watched several times since.
shanec-57034 If you told me the plot of this movie I would laugh and pass, but after seeing the action, I love it! Bigelow does a great job of keeping the (at the time) cutting edge action scenes, flowing and engaging. Swayze doing his own sky diving scenes were amazing. If you are looking or an Oscar type flick, keep looking, if you are looking for a great action film of any time, look no further!
wafa Point Break, the movie is a good watch. I didn't really like the plot but it's considered better than most modern plots. I liked how the story didn't concentrate on one part but gave every part the time it deserved.On the contrary, modern movies always concentrate on only one part though they have more variety of scenes and sometimes they are spectacular but most of them lose the point of the movie and the plot, so it's like they have no plot at all.What I liked most about the plot is: the relationship between the protagonist and the villains especially their leader, but I didn't really like the leader character that much. It really got to me what he did at the end of the movie it was kind of a stupid ending, and I hated the way he tried to silence the hero and how the hero acted, but overall it was a good movie that deserves to be watched.