Point Break (2015)

Thanks for the memories!

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

I felt adrenaline at the end because it ends in a big mountain with three people climbing the mountain and one person dies because he gives up. But before I felt scared because they do a lot of dangerous stunts and the whole team dies. In general I recommend watching this movie because it is fun and makes you feel a lot of adrenaline.

*Note: I haven't seen the original version of this movie. Plot: 7/10. FBI agent who also happens to be an extreme sports athlete infiltrates a group of extreme sports athletes who also happen to be eco-terrorists hellbent on completing the Ozaki 8 ordeals, a set of extreme sports ordeals, while also "giving back" to Mother Earth (read: committing crimes) and trying to save the planet from destruction. Have to say, this is by far one of the most original and inventive plots I've come across for a crime movie. Points off for a couple instances of poor executions/research (I study terrorism, so I pick up on this easily in these movies): 1. Bodhi telling Utah that he "knew he was a cop from the beginning, but thought he could save him" - this would NEVER happen in any extremist group ever. I get that they weren't a terrorist group in the original movie, but if you want to make them terrorists, you have to change the way you do things a little. 2. The whole thing about Bodhi being on the boat with Ozaki when he died, I mean... sure, it gives him motivation, but could we be any more predictable? 3. The romantic subplot between the girl and Utah was literally thrown in there for the sake of it and added nothing whatsoever to the plot. Furthermore, the one "important" female character was literally a sexy lamp and didn't participate in any of the group's activities until it came time for her to die for the male lead to have feels. 4. Another instance of "these weren't initially terrorists but they are now" poor execution: not that I don't understand that he wanted to complete the Ozaki 8, but no terrorist ever would just do something he knew was going to kill him without benefit to his cause. Again, maybe this was believable in the original movie, but it is not believable here. Characters: 7/10. I loved the character chemistry between Bodhi and Utah. Points off for no development of literally any other character. Especially in the case of Sexy Lamp lady who croaks for Man Tears. Cinematography: 10/10. Absolutely visually stunning movie. This is definitely the high point of the film, especially for the extreme sports fans among us. Atmosphere: 8/10. Pretty standard action movie atmosphere. Music: 9/10.Overall score: 8.2/10

This film was dreadful. The original was a timeless classic, and did not need to be re-made! That being said, I was somewhat curious about this movie, but when I got round to watching it(hoping it would at least be entertaining) I was fuming! This has to be one of the worst films ever made! For those of you that love the original, please don't waste your time with this. The acting is awful, there is no chemistry, and here is the funny bit, the original is called point break, as the ex presidents are surfers, that stick to a particular point break. This one has one surf scene, which lasts about 90 seconds.

In my 40 years of movie watching I have never ever seen such a bad re-make. If this was a Stand Alone movie it would still only just be watchable. If extreme sports are your thing and story is not an issue then you may enjoy it (just), the set pieces are terrible, the acting is macho (to the point of What Is This Movie about, just be a man and it will be OK). The movie's CGI is good (what else would you expect from this budget). I hope I am not alone in thinking "what did they do to the script?" "What did they do!" Everything that could have made this re-make bad they did! 10 fold! I hope in the coming years this is done with the panache and grittiness the original did so well.