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Point Break

1991

Kathryn Bigelow

Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey, Lori Petty ...

6.2

53,619

Action Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) is a Special Agent for the FBI. Utah gets partnered with Angelo Pappas (Gary Busey) an experienced agent who is more than committed to his work. The two are asked to investigate the number of robberies committed by a group called the Ex-Presidents, who wears masks of Presidents Reagen, Nixon, Carter and Johnson for their robberies. Pappas has a theory that the Ex-Presidents are a group of surfers, and asks for ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Variety	"'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."	NEG
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Reveals Ms. Bigelow's real talents as a director of fast-paced, high-adrenaline action."	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Tribune	"Bigelow is a uniquely talented, uniquely powerful filmmaker (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"What saves 'Point Break' from wipe-out is Bigelow’s direction (...) Without her, [it] would be no more than an excuse to ogle pretty boys in wet suits."	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"There's a powerful chemistry between characters, and an ominous, brooding score that underlines the mood (...) The result is surprisingly effective (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Arthur Ryel-Lindsey Slant	"Reeves has all the subtlety and control of a herd of stampeding elephants (...) The writing is fantastically bad (...) Yet 'Point Break' is still one of those guilty pleasure movies (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU

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