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article2016 Reviews,One of my favourite sayings goes like this: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. So why did we get a Point Break remake when we didn’t need it?
Genre: Action
Director: Ericson Core
Cast: Luke Bracey, Edgar Ramirez, Ray Winstone,
Delroy Lindo, Teresa Palmer and Clemens Schick.
Delroy Lindo, Teresa Palmer and Clemens Schick.
Run Time: 114 min.
US Release: 25 December 2015
UK Release: 21 January 2016
German Release: 05 February 2016
For this review of the new Point Break movie, which came out yesterday in theatres all around Germany, I will try something different. Instead of simply reviewing this movie and giving it a final score, I will compare it to the original 1991 action flick directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Keanu Reeves as Johnny Utah and Patrick Swayze as Bodhi.
Despite being cheesy and a passable film, the 90’s version was undoubtedly one of the more entertaining action blockbusters from its era and although I haven’t re-watched it for some time (I think it was around 10 years prior to this review), I am still very fond of it. Point Break was one of the first action films my parents let me watch on TV and it did earn a special place in my heart. So when I heard they were going to reshoot the movie, I crossed my fingers for it to be worthy to carry this 90’ blockbuster’s name. Sadly that isn’t quite the case.
-- This Review Will Contain Spoiler to the 1991 Original --
I was actually surprised at how much more I enjoyed it than I originally thought. Does it come anywhere near the original? In no way, but I did not dislike this film as much as I believed I would. The main problem with this action remake is the story, which is simply boring and tedious at times, since nothing of interest happens over large periods of times.
The original 1991 Point Break was like a modern re-telling of the Robin Hood story, with a few tweaks here and there. It is about a group of surfers going against the government by systematically robbing banks, but instead of giving the money to the poor they use it to fund their summer surfing vacation. When young FBI agent Johnny Utah infiltrates the crew to stop the robberies, his sympathy for the surfers turns into an emotional struggle between friendship and job.
The remake has pretty much the same plot only that instead of surfers, the villains are extreme athletes and instead of playing Robin Hood, they are on a radical hippie-like spiritual ride, trying to give the Earth back what was taken from it. Ex-poly athlete and FBI freshman Johnny “Utah” (Bracey), goes undercover to infiltrate the group and becomes acquainted with their leader Bodhi (Ramirez).
What made the 90’s action-thriller so special was the camaraderie between the two lead characters, which made the villains likeable to a certain extent. It is essentially about a group of slackers, whose only real talent and interest in life is surfing while blaming the corrupt system for their cash issues. This makes the villains relatable to the viewer, even if you don’t condemn their actions. I absolutely liked how Bodhi influenced Utah when it came to the aspects of living and surfing, because his philosophy reflected his beliefs and that in turn made the viewer understand his character.
The dialogue on the other hand, was the weakest aspect of the original Point Break as it can be cheesy and over the top. Especially when it came to monologues performed by Reeves during dramatic scenes.
Sadly, the 2015 counterpart had nothing of that nor did it feel like a Point Break movie! The producers went for a complete different route and even though that isn’t a bad thing (in fact it is positive, as they tried making it fresh and new), they should at least have included the originals base and soul. At this point it looks more like a mesh between The Fast and The Furious and a Gopro documentary on extreme sports. My biggest issue with this film though, was that between the base-jumping, surfing and snowboarding scenes, the story was incredibly slow paced and boring.
Swayze’s Bodhi was a charismatic and spiritual dude, who just wanted to ride the waves and be one with the ocean. He did not want to kill people nor was he greedy, he just robbed the necessary amount of money to fund his summer vacation. In the remake, Bodhi (portrayed by Ramirez) was simplified to an extremist and a terrorist who did not care if his friends died while performing death-defying stunts.
In the 91 version, Johnny Utah was a young and somewhat lost FBI agent who started living once he met Tyler (Lori Petty) and Bodhi, who showed him how to surf. Even though he always knew that Bodhi and his gang were the bank robbers, he wasn’t able to arrest them at first due to their friendship. Bracey’s Utah (who wasn’t even called Utah) was already an expert in extreme sports and had no real connection to Bodhi. On a side note, Tyler was a much better love interest than Samsara whose character was never really explored.
The original was a typical 90’s action flick that used close-ups during romantic or emotionally dramatic moments, slow motion during dramatic action shootouts and a lot of panning during chase scenes. But it was always shot in a steady frame. The last scene in Australia made use of a darker and gloomier lighting, which did suit the last scene of the film.
The cinematography was the remakes strongest feature. The director clearly has a cinematographic background, proven by how he managed to capture the action pumped shots and my biggest compliments go to the extreme athletes used to film the beautiful looking stunts. My only complaint is the lighting, which gives the whole movie a greenish and pale look.
Verdict: The Point Break remake did have nearly nothing in common with the original, except the character names and robberies. While the cinematography and the stunts looked amazing on the big screen, the plot lacked a story and was incredibly boring but what I hated most about Point Break was that none of the characters were likeable. This is a movie I recommend you to skip overall and I will give it a 5.5 out of 10. If you want a good action movie about surfers, go see the original 1991 version!
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