Review of Point Blank (1967) by Aaron N — 20 Sep 2007
Brewster: You're a very bad man, Walker, a very destructive man! Why do you run around doing things like this?
Walker: I want my money. I want my $93,000.
Brewster: $93,000? You threaten a financial structure like this for $93,000? No, Walker, I don't believe you. What do you really want?
Walker: I - I really want my money.
A revenge flick, steeped in noir attitudes, involving a hard boiled Lee Marvin on a pursuit to get back the money that is owed to him.
The synopsis may be familiar, because it has been remade as Payback with Mel Gibson.
Both of these movies work on the same premise, and basically the same characters, but what separates them is the protagonist. In Payback, you had Gibson, who even when trying to be a hard ass, he still had that Gibson charm. In this film, Lee Marvin does what Lee Marvin does best, is a man who you believe is as mean he shows it. He can be a cool cat to follow, but don't get on his bad side.
This movie is a very enjoyable watch, that starts off with a bang, gives us some time to know Walker, and then follows his journey for justice and his money.
Walker: Somebody's got to pay.
This review of Point Blank (1967) was written by Aaron N on 20 Sep 2007.
Point Blank has generally received very positive reviews.
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