Original "Point Break" (1991) Slightly Above AverageÂ…This is just Slight

Rating: 3/10 (6 June 2016)

Well, the Movie did Employ a lot of People, it seems, because the End Credits run almost 14 Minutes. That's a Good Thing.
But Considering the End Result, this Flat and Fatuous Film, maybe Flying Over and Dumping the $100 Million Dollars into an Impoverished Third World Country would put the Money to better use.
The Artists and Athletes involved in the Movie have Talent and Skills, that is Undeniable, however when the assembled Efforts were Combined, the Result was Decidedly Less than Sum of the Parts.
The Script is Filled with Pop Philosophy and is Zippidy Zen Fortune Cookie Stuff and Fails to Fill the Brain and the Soul with anything Approaching Heartfelt.
It's a Cold Film. Even the most Spectacular of Earth's Visual Vistas are Presented in what Looks Like High-Def Plastic. It has about as much Artistic Resonance as those Old 3-D Postcards, just not as Fuzzy.
The Acting is Atrocious, the Action Never Feels Threatening, although the Stunts certainly were, and that's the Failure of the Film. It doesn't even manage to make the most Stupendous (some say Stupid) and Scary Extreme Sports Stuff seem Threatening.
The Original "Point Blank" (1991) was only a Slightly Above Average Movie, but has Gained a Cult Following over the Years (the reasons are none too clear), but this Reimagining is just Slight.