The human spirit is very much alive in Kathryn Bigelow's absurdly thrilling and thrillingly absurd film about an undercover F.B.I. agent pursuing a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.
Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze star in this nonstop action thriller about an FBI agent, Johnny Utah, lured by the rush when he goes undercover to unmask a band of thrill-seeking surfers who rob banks to fund their addiction to pulling off the most daring score, surviving the greatest danger, and riding the biggest wave—Point Break. [122 min; action, thriller; English]
"A near-perfect action film directed by Kathryn Bigelow with frenzied intensity, and it never seeks to patronise its own material or its audience." — Kevin Maher, Times UK
"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." — Savina Petkova, A Good Movie To Watch
"At her best—and even in a hand-me-down project like Point Break—Bigelow is a uniquely talented, uniquely powerful filmmaker. Where the male action directors are still playing with toys—with dolls and models and matte shots—Bigelow has tapped into something primal and strong. She is a sensualist of genius in this most sensual of mediums." — Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
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