Point Break: Critic Reviews

A lot of the snap comes, surprisingly, from Mr. Reeves, who displays considerable discipline and range. He moves easily between the buttoned-down demeanor that suits a police procedural story and the loose-jointed manner of his comic roles.

An exercise in stylish lunkheadedness. It's gorgeous but dumb as a post; watching it is a bit like shooting the tube and then getting cracked on the head by your board.

The plot of Point Blank, summarized, invites parody (rookie agent goes undercover as surfer to catch bank robbers). The result is surprisingly effective.

We might as well be watching a blissed-out Bill and Ted caper.

A hare-brained wild ride through big surf and bad vibes, Point Break acts like a huge, nasty wave, picking up viewers for a few major thrills but ultimately grinding them into the sand via overkill and absurdity.

Bigelow can't keep the film from drowning in a sea of surf-speak. But without her, Point Break would be no more than an excuse to ogle pretty boys in wet suits.

Quaint in its depiction of an alternative lifestyle, yet still an above average, really quite vicious action thriller.

...an above-average actioner...

Consistently stylish, dumb, and entertaining.

Pretty fair action in Swayze-Reeves starrer.

Keanu Reeves is Johnny Utah. F*** yeah!

From our first glimpse of a surfer hovering through a cascading wave to the final sky-diving stunt, Kathryn Bigelow's fourth feature keeps offering us new thrills with unapologetic verve.

In some ways, Point Break is a guilty pleasure. But do keep in mind, like many drugs, repeated exposure may make you dumber.

This visually delirious but intellectually underdeveloped thriller-actioner has some wonderfully executed chase scenes, but the characters defy dramatic logic even when played by Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves.

There's fun to be had, but there's also a few chapters worth skipping through.

While it can accurately be described as an action film, a heist movie, or even simply a thriller, Point Break is also the first "extreme sports" movie

[Bigelow] has a great eye not only for action, but also for the psychological push and pull behind the action.

There's enough high-octane, heart-racing excitement for a dozen movies.

Bigelow's adept handling of the action elevates Point Break to guilty pleasure status.

Enjoyable, if silly, action romp.

brainless guilty pleasure