Point Break (1991)
An undercover cop must track down a four-man bank robbery team who wear masks depicting the features of ex-US Presidents Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Thinking that they might be surfers, the agent infiltrates the surfing community and develops a complex friendship with Bodhi, the charismatic leader of a gang of surfers.
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June 13, 2013
Did a dry California wind scramble the script as they moved into the third act? Did the tape recorder go on the blitz at the story conferences? Was there a fire in the editing room?
March 22, 2007
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.
January 01, 2000
An exercise in stylish lunkheadedness. It's gorgeous but dumb as a post; watching it is a bit like shooting the tube and then getting cracked on the head by your board.
June 12, 2013
This is a very macho movie, and if the better film schools are looking for a contemporary film that very keenly exemplifies the marriage of sound and shoot, this is it.
December 15, 2015
'90s hit with intense action, graphic violence, and surfing.
March 22, 2007
We might as well be watching a blissed-out Bill and Ted caper.
February 09, 2006
There's enough high-octane, heart-racing excitement for a dozen movies.
November 07, 2014
A 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.
July 12, 2011
The essence of movie remains unsullied, and with every viewing comes fresh details and a new appreciation for the film's fearlessness and originality in the midst of all of the cop formula.
May 12, 2001
Bigelow can't keep the film from drowning in a sea of surf-speak. But without her, Point Break would be no more than an excuse to ogle pretty boys in wet suits.
June 12, 2013
Point Break is the best movie about cops, robbers, surfing and sky diving that you're likely to see.
May 20, 2003
A lot of the snap comes, surprisingly, from Mr. Reeves, who displays considerable discipline and range. He moves easily between the buttoned-down demeanor that suits a police procedural story and the loose-jointed manner of his comic roles.
