What a waste

Rating: 3/10 (13 April 2017)

So, we're just remaking all of Swayze's movies now, right?
And if the do-overs are good, that's no problem. But "Point Break", aiming for passable, still misses the mark. This thing's a self-important mess, and really sucks the fun out of everything. The mysticism is deathly serious with no balancing levity. I guarantee you'll be missing the better actors of the original movie, and that's before getting to the halfway mark.
I admit I maintained a cautious optimism at first (hey, I get a charge out of hearing The Black Keys just as anybody), but this thing's just a vacuum of excitement, in spite of the extreme sports emphasis. I never though I'd say this, but watch "The Fast and the Furious" instead. It's the better remake.
3/10