1967 · crime · noir · thriller
Point Blank (1967)
Directed by John Boorman1h 32m1967
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.
Our read: Point Blank (1967) (1967) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded crime · noir · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, measured crime / noir, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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