In 3D.īarring a couple of reasonable action sequences and an intriguing twist on the criminality at hand – this time, Bohdi (Edgar Ramirez) and co give away their ill-gotten gains to the poor (cue Keanu-esque "wow") – the new Point Break takes everything that was cool and fun about the original and replaces it with self-conscious seriousness. The folks behind the new Point Break surely wanted a slice of that sweet magic so bad it was like acid in their mouths.īut not this time: what they've come up with is more like acid in the eyes. ![]() Cue intriguing bromance-based conflict of interests and surf/heist-based action goodness. Of course, his wetsuit-clad square peg quickly gets hooked on the adrenaline rush while developing a brotherly bond with Patrick Swayze's zen-like Bohdi. : "The correct term is 'babes', sir."Īs well as being sharply written, OGPB also made some sort of crazed sense on its own terms: Utah is a straight-shootin' ex-jock thrown into a world of bodacious surf dudes/criminals. "Do you think that taxpayers would like it, Utah, if they knew that they were paying a federal agent to surf and pick up girls?" Typical OGPB (as we'll call it from here on out) dialogue exchange: We knew it was entirely aware of its own ludicrousness right from the moment Keanu/Johnny Utah intones: "You're sayin' the FBI's gonna pay me to learn to surf?" with eyes a-twinkle – just one of many, many quotable lines from the original. ![]() The smartest thing about OG Point Break was that it never left the audience in any doubt that it was in on the joke. Kathryn Bigelow's original was no Oscar-winner – however, at least its surfing-themed cop thriller antics offered solid entertainment for those willing to buy into the idea of Reeves as a gun-toting, board-riding undercover FBI hotshot infiltrating Patrick Swayze's grizzled gang of bank robbing beach bums. The esteemed Mr Reeves will surely be walking with an extra spring in his step this week (barring any injuries occurred during stuntwork on John Wick 2, naturally) as the unexpectedly turgid remake of the 1991 film that launched his action career hits screens with a tepid splash. REST easy, Keanu: there's still only one Johnny Utah.
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