Rotten
We might as well be watching a blissed-out Bill and Ted caper.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Point Break
100% pure adrenaline.
1991 · 2h 2m · R
Action, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Kathryn Bigelow
Overview
In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
68%
Tomatometer
Fresh
There's enough high-octane, heart-racing excitement for a dozen movies.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
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.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
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.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
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.
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
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