
In Los Angeles, California, a gang of bank robbers call themselves The Ex-Presidents. commit their crimes while wearing masks of ex-Presidents Reagan, Carter, Nixon, and Johnson. The F.B.I. believes that the members of the gang could be surfers, and send young Agent Johnny Utah undercover at the beach to mix with the surfers and gather information. Utah meets surfer Bodhi, and gets drawn into the lifestyle of his new friend.... (Full plot summary below)
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In Los Angeles, California, a gang of bank robbers call themselves The Ex-Presidents. commit their crimes while wearing masks of ex-Presidents Reagan, Carter, Nixon, and Johnson. The F.B.I. believes that the members of the gang could be surfers, and send young Agent Johnny Utah undercover at the beach to mix with the surfers and gather information. Utah meets surfer Bodhi, and gets drawn into the lifestyle of his new friend.
Leave your thoughts about Point Break.
| Chicago TribuneDave KehrAt her best—and even in a hand-me-down project like Point Break—Bigelow is a uniquely talented, uniquely powerful filmmaker. Where the male action directors are still playing with toys-with dolls and models and matte shots-Bigelow has tapped into something primal and strong. She is a sensualist of genius in this most sensual of mediums. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe plot of Point Blank, summarized, invites parody (rookie agent goes undercover as surfer to catch bank robbers). The result is surprisingly effective. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames KendrickBigelow has a sure hand in directing action sequences, and Point Break is full of them |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDragan AntulovBigelow forgot the most important ingredients for a successful action film -- plot and characters. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThis visually delirious but intellectually underdeveloped thriller-actioner has some wonderfully executed chase scenes, but the characters defy dramatic logic even when played by Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumWe might as well be watching a blissed-out Bill and Ted caper. |
| Empire MagazineMark DinningThe elements conspire to produce a superb splash of trashy, testosterone-induced mayhem. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonA nearly flawless marriage of the genre clichés of the classic '80s-model cop action picture with the elevated physicality of the '90s action films to come. |
| Common Sense MediaTracy Moore'90s hit with intense action, graphic violence, and surfing. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSallePoint 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. |