Point Break (1991)
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Reviews Counted:47
Fresh:32
Rotten:15
Average Rating:6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: POINT BREAK is the high-velocity thrill ride in which clean-cut FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) goes head to head with surfer renegade Bodhi (Patrick Swayze) in this nonstop action drama. Utah... [More]
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
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Reviews for Point Break
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 3/5 |
Quaint in its depiction of an alternative lifestyle, yet still an above average, really quite vicious action thriller. Full Review |
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3/4 |
...an above-average actioner... Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Consistently stylish, dumb, and entertaining. Full Review |
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4/5 |
No review available.
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3/5 |
Pretty fair action in Swayze-Reeves starrer.
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3/4 |
Keanu Reeves is Johnny Utah. F*** yeah! Full Review |
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We might as well be watching a blissed-out Bill and Ted caper. Full Review |
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3/4 |
From our first glimpse of a surfer hovering through a cascading wave to the final sky-diving stunt, Kathryn Bigelow's fourth feature keeps offering us new thrills with unapologetic verve. Full Review |
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A hare-brained wild ride through big surf and bad vibes, Point Break acts like a huge, nasty wave, picking up viewers for a few major thrills but ultimately grinding them into the sand via overkill and absurdity. Full Review |
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2/5 |
In some ways, Point Break is a guilty pleasure. But do keep in mind, like many drugs, repeated exposure may make you dumber. Full Review |
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B- |
Visually delirious but intellectually vapid thriller-actioner, with wonderfully executed chase scenes but characters that defy any dramatic logic, even when played by Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
There's fun to be had, but there's also a few chapters worth skipping through. Full Review |
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4/5 |
While it can accurately be described as an action film, a heist movie, or even simply a thriller, Point Break is also the first "extreme sports" movie Full Review |
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[Bigelow] has a great eye not only for action, but also for the psychological push and pull behind the action. Full Review |
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There's enough high-octane, heart-racing excitement for a dozen movies. Full Review |
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B- |
Bigelow's adept handling of the action elevates Point Break to guilty pleasure status. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Enjoyable, if silly, action romp.
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3/5 |
brainless guilty pleasure
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2/5 |
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3/5 |
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May 15, 2007:
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