Product: Point Break [VHS] (1991)
Rating: 5.0
A stellar success at being EXACTLY what it tries to be
Point Break is a totally unapologetic action movie. It is superbly paced, beautifully shot, and the action is really well choreographed.What's in it? There's fighting. There's surfing. There's fighting while surfing. There's a car chase. There's a foot chase. There's shooting. There's fire. There's skydiving. There's beach football. There's bank-robbing. There's partying. There's changing clothes under a towel on the beach. There's even a running lawnmower used as a weapon. This is all done *really well*.How can it miss?It only misses if you, mistakenly, expect Keanu Reeves to be a great actor. So stop that. You know better, so enjoy the film.Everyone else in the film does a *great* job, and that includes Gary Busey and John C McGinley (who chews the scenery *wonderfully* -- I'm sure he was asked to do so). Patrick Swayze outshines the rest of the cast, but that's partly because he has the most interesting role.In this film, the script is an *action vehicle*. The flick looks great on Blu-ray, and the film holds up well after 20 years -- much better than a film like "Top Gun". Grab some popcorn and have a good time.