Audience Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5011531910558
Format: Closed-captioned, Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
Label: Pathe Distribution
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageAnalog
Manufacturer: Pathe Distribution
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Pathe Distribution
Release Date: June 30, 2003
Running Time: 117 minutes
Studio: Pathe Distribution
Theatrical Release Date: July 12, 1991

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
A rash of daring bank robberies erupts, in which the bad guys all wear the masks of worse guys--former presidents (nice touch). Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), an impossibly named former football star who blew out his knee and became a crime-busting fed instead, figures out that none of the heists occur during surfing season, and all of them occur when, so to speak, surf's down. So obviously, he reasons, we're dealing with some surfer-dude bank robbers. He goes undercover with just such a group, led by a very spiritual, very guru-type guy played by Patrick Swayze, who has some muddled philosophies when it comes to materialism. If you can buy all that, this efficiently directed (by Kathryn Bigelow) action flick has some diverting moments (credit it, for example, for anticipating the extreme-sports fad). But Reeves's intelligent-sounding lines don't make him seem remotely intelligent, and that plot makes him look positively brilliant. --David Kronke

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Efficiently directed by Kathryn Bigelow and featuring some diverting action scenes, 1991's Point Break can be credited with anticipating the extreme-sports fad. A rash of daring bank robberies erupt in which the bad guys all wear the masks of worse guys--former presidents (nice touch). Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), an impossibly named former football star who blew out his knee and became a crime-busting federal agent instead, figures out that none of the heists occur during surfing season and all of them occur when, so to speak, surf's down. So obviously, he reasons, we're dealing with some surfer-dude bank robbers. He goes undercover with just such a group, led by a very spiritual guru-type Patrick Swayze, who has some muddled philosophies when it comes to materialism. Reeves' intelligent-sounding lines don't make him seem remotely intelligent, but the plot makes him look positively brilliant. --David Kronke




Rating: - An unconventional bank robbers story
Point Break is about 4 anti-establishment surfers who carry out a spate of bank robberies across California while wearing masks of ex-USA Presidents. Despite being armed, they never harm anyone. Keanu Reeves is the fresh-faced FBI man who gradually infiltrates them, leading to a love interest and a series of action-packed sequences (including a sky dive/parachute scene that is rather reminiscent of the start to the James Bond film, Moonraker).

Swayze leads the bad guys ... who actually ... Read More

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Rating: - Watchable, but not that great
Something of a cult film, if you're into surfing then I'm sure this is a great way to fill the time whilst you wait for some decent waves, but other than that, its kind of forgettable. Keanu Reeves' acting is as wooden as it gets - watch out Pinocchio! The soundtrack is much better than the film.

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Rating: - Reeves at his very best... (and that's saying something!)
What can I say about this movie that hasn't already been said huh? Well here's MY opinion... I simply LOVE it, grrrrrreat action 'leave your brain at the door' flick with lots of guns, explosions, Gary Busey! and skydiving... yes SKYDIVING! which just for the record Patrick Swayze does FOR REAL (looks amazing!) and whilst the Reeves performs his bits in a studio (no CGI thank god!) on some machine somewhere it still looks fab!

Anyway, just noticed that many an other reviewer have reiterated ... Read More

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Rating: - Point out the conventions of the crime thriller genre
Keanu Reeves (The Matrix) stars as Johnny Utah, a newly recruited agent who is assigned an undercover task to seek out "The Presidents", a group of professional bank robbers, which leads Utah into a trail of high adrenaline stunts, romance and friendship, testing his strength to the maximum.

The crime genre has changed over the last couple of decades, with more CGI, gun fights and showdowns encoded for high octane viewing, and this Kathryn Bigelow (Near dark) justifies most conventions in a typical ... Read More

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Rating: - What a load of Rubbish!!!!!!!!!!!
Heard a lot about this film so I finally watched it......... it's like a B movie... Reeves is like a cartoon character in this film. The story-line's a bit boring and the acting is abysmal. It's one of the cheesiest films I've ever seen

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