Point Break (1991)

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

Starred Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty, John C. McGinley, James LeGros, Lee Tergesen...

1991, United States & Japan , English
 

Now it is time to surf little bit. Don't you tired of robbing banks?

A heist movie, whose tagline was '100% Pure Adrenaline'. That's so true for this movie.

What would excite you more, pump 100% adrenaline to your veins? Disguising in ex-American presidents outfit? Surfing against ocean's giant waves? Throwing yourself down from an airplane? Or robbing banks? Well, a gang in this movie does it all.

What about the hardest assignment for an undercover agent? Chasing after some bank robbers? Chasing after some bank robbers who do parachuting? Chasing after bank robbers, who do parachuting and surfing? Trying to leak to bank robber gang by participating their parachuting, surfing activities? Well, an underground agent in this movie does it all.

One of the coolest heist movie ever made, Point Break, features a fast, fast, fast life style and fast heists. If this American-Japanese co-production robbery movie can't offer you the adrenaline you are seeking for, then give up from this blog and consult to 'All the Movies Ever Made in Cinema History' catalogue.

Keanu Reeves won and Patrick Swayze got a nomination for Most Desirable Male category with this movie, and the movie was nominated for Best Action Sequence in MTV Movie Awards.
The director of the movie is Kathryn Bigelow, the only female director who has ever won an Oscar for directing.

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If you look for;

lots of chasing
crazy, cool characters
a heist from a Oscar winner woman director
100% pure adrenaline
robbers with fast style of life

then this is your movie.

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If you liked this movie, I believe you might also like:
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  Heat (1995)
Le Premier Cercle/Inside Ring/Ultimate Heist (2009) 
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 
Thieves Like Us (1974)

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Degree: Alternative Theft Movie

Sub-Category: Bank Robbery, Character Study / Thieves

Excellence of Robbery Plan: 4/5

Originality of Robbery Plan: 3/5

Quality of Robbery Action Scenes: 4/5

Actors' Performances: 4/5

Excitement Level: 5/5

Surprise Level: 3/5

Humor Level: 0/5

Originality of the Story in General: 4/5

Rating As A Robbery/Heist Movie: 4/5

Rating the Movie As A Whole: 4/5

Important Reminder: Below trailer might contain important spoilers.