Point Break

Eine in die Greenscreens von National Geographic platzierte, mit Testosteron überfüllte Leistungssport-Show, die sich für eine Filmgeschichte mit einem Gedanken ausgibt, welchen das Original aus dem Jahr 1991 hatte. Visuell schöne Filter, sympathische Gesichter der Schauspieler*innen. Die Erzählweise ist aber absolut blöd. Die Sportshows, die nicht lächerlich wie das Klettern im nassen Überhang am Ende wirken, wurden nicht so übersichtlich und intensiv aufgenommen wie in The Art of Flight, das hier klar als Inspiration diente (siehe auch die ähnliche Grafik am Anfang des Nachspanns). (05.05.2019)

The action scenes are mostly OK, partly supported by capable stuntmen, partly by the kind of big digital mess that makes me nervous. And also there’s Kurt Wimmer, who somehow missed his calling, but we already knew that about him. I'd better put the word "remake" out of my mind, otherwise I'd have to rate it even lower. (26.03.2016)

At the outset, I must say that I don’t consider this film a remake, as the story is somewhat different. The characters are essentially the same, but what was missing for me was their depth. Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves were truly charismatic. Sadly, the actors here didn’t deliver as I had imagined, and the story also doesn’t stand out in any way. The only factor that saved this film are the incredibly masterfully shot action scenes, which were truly breathtaking. I admire the creator for that. I was pleased with Ray Winstone, who played the role of the detective quite well. In my opinion, a film with this budget could have been done better. I give it 65%. (31.05.2016)

In 1991 it was enough to go our own way and not respect the social and financial system, today it has to be laced with spirituality and above all "we take the country, we give the country back". Nice, but a bit ill-conceived, because even these tough guys have to get money somewhere for their luxury cars, yacht parties, adrenaline sports and cool tattoos. Besides, you don't believe their talk one bit except for Edgar Ramirez – the guy is pure charisma. Too bad it didn't have more momentum and cleaner or more genre (action movie) content. Because the visuals and directorial ideas are fine, the locations are cool and the whole thing is technically and atmospherically strangely captivating (instead of rock hits there's mostly ambient post-rock) with cold greyish camera filters, plus, it’ll be a treat for extreme sports fans. This is the aspect where the film is definitely strongest. The climbing scene is fantastic. Seeing it at home on bluray is totally enough though. (31.12.2015)

Definitely one of the most useless films of the year for me. I don’t claim that the original Point Break is a masterpiece, but the idea is a good one, and it has some charismatic actors. Those are missing from the remake. The only thing the film has going for it are the great scenes of extreme sports, but to be honest, I got tired of that too and the finale didn't entertain me at all. (15.03.2016)