Point Break Review

Rating: 6/10 (6 April 2017)

Point Break of 2015 could have been called anything else and it would have been a better movie. So, let's get going on this.
Synopsis: A young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists. Deep undercover, and with his life in danger, he strives to prove these athletes are the architects of the mind-boggling crimes that are devastating the world's financial markets. Starring: Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey Director: Ericson Core
Here's where the problem lies with this movie: Because of the name a lot of people compared this movie to the original. My thoughts on that are the fact there have been other movies out there that have used the same story line. A rookie cop goes undercover to try to stop a bunch of robbers committing crimes. Hmmm? Wasn't there a movie that came out in 2001 with that same plot line? You know, one that involved cars? There's like eight of those movies now. They just keep getting better. I can't remember what it's called though.
So, anyway, jokes aside. The movie wasn't a bad movie. It seemed they just sort of said towards the end, "Well, I don't know what to do here." The ending had no excitement to it. It was the biggest let down to the entire movie.
The actors didn't do too bad for the type of movie it is. There was no way this movie was going to get Oscar worthy performances, and I wasn't expecting anything. I wish they would have gotten the original choice to play Bodhi in Gerard Butler, but Ramirez did okay. Again, it came down to everyone comparing actors.
Not only should they have changed the name for the movie, they should have changed the name of the characters. This movie was doomed in a lot of people's eyes before it even came out.
The best part of the movie was the practicality of it. Ericson Core made a decision to use real locations and little to none CGI in the movie. It worked for the movie. Probably extremely dangerous, but it worked. Sure it may have been a bit expensive, but it made the movie better. A lot people would use substitutes for locations, this movie made it so you could understand the beauty what the guys were trying to do.
Final Thoughts: All they had to do was change six characters names and the name of the movie. It would have been at least a star better.
Rating: 6 out of 10