If viewed only on the grand mix of cinematography and choreography, Point Break is exquisite, this would have been a great documentary of extreme sport. It's miles beyond what typical action flick could offer, but sadly it's repeatedly interrupted by the shoddy story, which feels like an excuse to fly across the globe to do random cool tricks. When camera pans into the right angle and lighting, as the sounds is muffled by throbbing tune of the fast music, Point Break reaches the zenith. This is the level of stunt choreography xXx and Fast and Furious wish they had. It has plethora of impressive feats, from high heaven wingsuit flying, the climb on hazardous urban streets and natural cliffs, to the surfing of gigantic waves. The movie is actually better when they just show the crazy sequences instead of forcing its lackluster story. There's a romance subplot, but this is mainly to show the attractive Teresa Palmer as eye candy for several short scenes. The motivation is just a mess of random vague one-liners, even the on-screen characters are perplexed by it. It's littered with so much "save the planet" preachy acts as the writing struggles to place FBI agent in the hippie nirvana angle. The plot then dives head first into uncharted territory. The new leads do what they can, although it's better to watch this without comparing, because it certainly doesn't have the same caliber of star or chemistry. As one might expect, it follows the same trail that Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze has placed. ![]() Story revolves around Utah (Luke Bracey), an FBI trainee as he investigates a series of heists and their connection to a group of athletes led by Bodhi (Édgar Ramírez). Unfortunately, the narrative is not only poor, it nearly sabotages the movie like a broken parachute. When it hits just the right velocity, it's bloody breathtaking. ![]() This is where the second coming of Point Break truly excels. ![]() Imagine the intense stunts from energy drink commercial or Youtube extreme sport montage while music from Mad Max blares on background.
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