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Point Break Reviews
Oddly lightweight in cast, as though the theme belonged to some departed race of Hollywood giants, Point Break usefully resists the temptation to act as a vehicle for Patrick Swayze,
The film is a fever show of empty style.
"Point Break is a full-throttle action showcase that capitalises on its ‘90s flare and rides the wave right until the end."
The film tries to show that surfers can be feral and violent in their own way, defending their turf, but even this is a different kind of brutality. It is such a strange generic welding, and is part of what has made the film such an enduring cult gem.
Ignore the extras, though and get lost in one of the best action movies of the ‘90s.
It just has an interesting start with the duel between Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, but its police plot often drags within it a series of clichés that take away the intrigue effect from its beach, robbery and surfing agenda. [Full review in Spanish]
The skydiving sequences are spectacular, and they live up to the film’s tagline of “100% Pure Adrenaline.” The rest, however, is 100% Pure Hokum.
With memorable lines and scenes, Point Break offered a slice of life many don't get to experience but wish they did.
The Reeves-Swayze duo here belongs in the pantheon of equally hot frenemies, providing an apt, but subtle comment on the dangers of toxic masculinity.
Moronic West Coast dialogue, the very latest in MTV editing, and a young woman surfer abducted from her bedroom in a clinging white slip, who gets threatened with being "gutted" unless a man can save her.
Such convoluted nonsense is not for everyone, but those who accept it and follow along with its current can find it fun. [Full review in Spanish]
... A near-perfect action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow with frenzied intensity, and it never seeks to patronise its own material or its audience.
The film is far from perfect, but it’s perfectly entertaining.
Action cinema is a populist genre that often struggles for respect among critics. It has always deserved better: Point Break is a landmark for the field.
This exhilarating movie runs on overdrive, offering an excess of stylish sequences and over-the-top performances that feel heightened by the “radical” and “extreme” behaviors on display.
Much of the film feels as if an excuse for the cast to surf and skydive - a curious combination of daredevilry.
…a classic for the ages…one of the essentials of action cinema…
The change in Swayze's character in the third act soured this a bit for me. The inconsistency took away from the impressive action scenes and fun plot.
This is a very good action film despite some of the weird performances. It was very entertaining.
Come for the guns and money, stay for the sun-baked aphorisms and those big blue waves.