07-02-2019, 03:14 PM
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Point Break (1991)
An oddly beguiling mix of terrific action, quasi-Zen musings, larger-than-life characters and laughable schlock of the 'Forensics guy has a labcoat, glasses and a bowtie' variety. A sort of Lethal Weapon-esque tale of surfboarding bank robbers, where every other line is quotable (see 'Hot Fuzz'). Lori Petty and Keanu Reeves have great chemistry but the (possibly homoerotic) bro-mance between Reeves and Patrick Swayze is where the tension and drama really lies. Reeves is a touch wooden, John C. McGinley overacts wildly, Swayze has never been better and Gary Busey is surprisingly endearing as a faded Cop. Director Kathryn Bigelow serves up one of the all-time great car chases, a tense bank heist (which has to be an influence on the opening of 'The Dark Knight') and an exhilarating skydive sequence.
^ God those oldskool trailers are "100% pure adrenaline"! (To quote the film).
An oddly beguiling mix of terrific action, quasi-Zen musings, larger-than-life characters and laughable schlock of the 'Forensics guy has a labcoat, glasses and a bowtie' variety. A sort of Lethal Weapon-esque tale of surfboarding bank robbers, where every other line is quotable (see 'Hot Fuzz'). Lori Petty and Keanu Reeves have great chemistry but the (possibly homoerotic) bro-mance between Reeves and Patrick Swayze is where the tension and drama really lies. Reeves is a touch wooden, John C. McGinley overacts wildly, Swayze has never been better and Gary Busey is surprisingly endearing as a faded Cop. Director Kathryn Bigelow serves up one of the all-time great car chases, a tense bank heist (which has to be an influence on the opening of 'The Dark Knight') and an exhilarating skydive sequence.
^ God those oldskool trailers are "100% pure adrenaline"! (To quote the film).
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