Review of Boiling Point (1993) by Legitsalt — 09 Dec 2018
Point Break is a 90s action movie directed by James Cameron's wife, Kathryn Bigelow (Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty). With big names like Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze backing it, it certainly has the makings for a great movie.
Unfortunately, it is not as great as one would have anticipated. The first thing that came to my attention was that Keanu Reeves' line delivery sounded like he was stoned and had never seen the lines before.
It seemed as if he had just come off from shooting Bill and Ted. There were some cool action scenes, especially the one with the lawnmower, albeit it felt like a bit of a rehash of the woodchipper scene from Fargo.
The movie was also quite a cliche in many regards, but maybe that's just other movies copying it. The undercover cop as a 90s surfer dude lost its novelty quick but was certainly unique. As an action movie, its fine, nothing really all that new.
Some of the character moments felt out of line or underdeveloped. This movie is nothing all too new, but it is also nothing egregious. Overall, this works competently as an action film, and check it out of you enjoy John Wick or the James Bond franchise.
This review of Boiling Point (1993) was written by Legitsalt on 09 Dec 2018.
Boiling Point has generally received mixed reviews.
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