Kathryn Bigelow directs excellent action sequences in a film which plot wise and character wise is almost to stupid to be believed. Keanu Reeves is rookie FBI agent Johnny Utah who along with his partner Angelo Pappas is on the trail on a gang of surfing bank robbers led by the charismatic Bodhi played by Patrick Swayze. It seems the surfers rob banks to finance their life style while blathering on with some philosophical garbage about being free spirits as opposed to the rest of us suckers.
Johnny Utah goes undercover and gets involved with this gang of surfing bank robbers and there is a lot and I mean a lot of gay subtext between him and Bodhi to put it mildly. About the only character who seems in on the joke of what a stupid film this is Gary Busey as Reno's partner. Busey gives a rather bemused performance throughout this film which is definitely a highlight.
Still, say what you want about this film, the action sequences are extremely well done and really make up for the goofyness of the rest of the film. If I'm complaining to much about Point Break, it's only because Kathryn Bigelow is clearly a very talented filmmaker which she proved later in her career.
W. Peter Iliff wrote the screenplay, the running time is 122 minutes.
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