1991 · action · crime · thriller
Point Break (1991)
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow2h 2m1991
In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.
Our read: Point Break (1991) (1991) reads as a neutral, breathless, grounded action · crime · thriller entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
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Neutral, breathless, extreme action / crime, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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“You want adrenaline-fueled action with surfing, skydiving, and a deep bromance at its core.”
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