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A Gen Z update to Kathryn Bigelow's 1991 cult classic, this remake is essentially an episode of Fast and Furious in which the vehicular exploits have been replaced with an assortment of extreme sports sequences. Constructed with an alarming amount of real footage and physical stunt work, the numerous action set pieces are rather impressive; a high octane wing-suit gliding scene and the tension-building rock climbing finale topping the list. Yet the impact of these daredevil stunts is wasted on a film that fails on almost every other level. Stemming from Kurt Wimmer's truly awful screenplay, every second not spent traversing a mountainside, soaring through the air or surfing a mammoth wave is cringe worthy and/or yawn inducing. Wimmer's dialogue attempts to be philosophical and Zen-like, but with clichéd stinkers like "the only law is gravity" and "everyone dies, it's just a matter of how", it's nothing short of unintentionally hilarious. Replacing the eternally cool Patrick Swayze was always going to be tough, however Edgar Ramirez does a solid job as charismatic eco-warrior Bohdi. The same can't be said for low-budget-Chris-Hemsworth hunk Luke Bracey though, who is so wooden as Johnny Utah he makes Keanu Reeves look like Daniel Day Lewis. This modern update boasts a handful of genuinely fantastic action sequences, yet they're not enough to warrant a recommendation in what is otherwise a limp and incoherent thriller.

If you like those 3 or 5 minute GoPro or Red Bull videos of people doing extreme sports then you will certainly like most of the movie as a lot of it is exactly that - and to be sure, those moments were pretty cool to watch and very well done.

Unfortunately, in between all of those moments is a pretty boring plot line with characters that you never really care about.

If you like mindless action (nothing wrong with that) then you will probably like this movie - although most of the "action" is extreme sports, not really guns.

Apparently I have to write at least ten lines of text, but honestly there isn't much more to say about the movie!

I already didn't have a high opinion of the movie before even starting watching it and that's because I don't really like remakes unless they are much better. But after watching it I was surprised it wasn't actually a complete copy of the 1991 Point Break. The story is different in many points but unfortunately it isn't better. The good thing about the movie are the stunts and the nature shots. But it was just not enough to make it a good movie. It's an average movie with special effects that could have been much better when you see the budget they had. The acting was just okay without being great. It's just the story that was lousy written. And that's the most important thing for any movie. If you don't have a good script you don't get a good movie. That's a fact.

Stupid remakes like this get me more worked up than they should.

Let's keep this short: This shouldn't exist. It's garbage, and an insult to the original. I mean, who even asked for a remake of this?

Imagine the intense stunts from energy drink commercial or Youtube extreme sport montage while music from Mad Max blares on background. This is where the second coming of Point Break truly excels. When it hits just the right velocity, it's bloody breathtaking. Unfortunately, the narrative is not only poor, it nearly sabotages the movie like a broken parachute.

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). As one might expect, it follows the same trail that Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze has placed. 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.

The plot then dives head first into uncharted territory. 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 motivation is just a mess of random vague one-liners, even the on-screen characters are perplexed by it. There's a romance subplot, but this is mainly to show the attractive Teresa Palmer as eye candy for several short scenes.

The movie is actually better when they just show the crazy sequences instead of forcing its lackluster story. 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. This is the level of stunt choreography xXx and Fast and Furious wish they had.

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. 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.

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. However, as action movie, the story is so pretentious, it simply serves as speed bump to hamper the thrill.

It's pretty stupid.

Basically it's a bunch of pretty awesome extreme sports stunts with some poorly acted scenes that try to move along a super weak story.

The ADR is especially bad too.

The original was a great movie with classic actors. Sure it's dated today, but still carries it's own weight. This movie while containing some visually stunning cinematography, some how manages to just drag and drag. As others have commented it comes of like a commercial. The special affects don't seem that special. It's like you are watching a commercial with snowboarding and sky diving designed to sell Redbull. While I should be in awe at what they are doing on screen, i find myself yawning and wondering when is it all just going to end. There is no real tension building, no sense of fear that Utah will be discovered, unlike the original, where his cover was about to be blown with each scene. I highly recommend passing on this one, it's a borefest.

Solid and incredible thriller -though very inferior to original (1991) from Kathryn Bigelow- with spectacular scenes about surfing and skydiving. FBI agent going up against a group of bank robberies and other crimes. A young FBI agent (Luke Bracey) infiltrates a team of elite athletes suspected of carrying out a series of unusual and sophisticated crimes. The agent is hot on the trail but he's sucked by a kind of guru, Bodhi (Edgar Ramírez), a leader of the beach subculture, a fun-loving with destructive ways who plays cat and mouse game with the Feds. Meanwhile, Luke Bracey falls in love with Teresa Palmer, a beautiful member of the adventurous band. Point Break: 100% Pure Adrenaline!. 100% Pure Adrenaline..¡ Anything to catch the perfect wave! The only law that matters is gravity !. Find your breaking point !. Make your getaway !. Crime has no limit !. Justice has no limit !. The FBI doesn't train agents to do this!. No rules !. No limits !.

This is a story of surfers and skydivers including noisy action, thrills, adventures, risk sports and breathtaking outdoors . Undercover FBI agent Luke Bracey strips for action and gets into some serious male bonding when he infiltrates a youthful fraternity in search of a gang of robbers. During the course of his investigation is seduced by spiritual surfer Edgar Ramírez and becomes addicted to the adrenalin rush of life on the edge. So Edgar Ramírez's reckless craving for danger filling an elemental void in Luke Bracey's hollow soul. Despite the theme of redemption, the distinction between good and evil is far from black and white. There are times when the dialogue is a shade comic, others when the brilliantly staged action set pieces become almost abstract. However, there's much plausibility and predictability, and there's precious little to be found here. Even so, there's enough high-octane, heart-racing excitement for a dozen films. Impressive scenario and there are enough dazzling surfing and airborne stunts to keep you amused. Luke Bracey as an astute agent and Edgar Ramirez as a thrill-seeker guru, help raise potential action-adventure story to a higher plane. They repeat roles from the really superiors Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. Along with Luke Bracey and Edgar Ramírez appear other familiar secondaries giving functional interpretations, such as: Ray Winstone, Teresa Palmer, Delroy Lindo, Matias Varela, Max Thieriot, Nikolai Kinski, Glynis Barber, Steve Toussaint and James Le Gros

It contains a pulsing and moving musical score by Tom Holkenborg or Junkie XL). The motion picture was professionaly photographed and directed by Ericson Core (Togo, Invincible, Of Kings and Prophets, Still star-crossed) , but with no originality because it mainly copies the elements already developed in the much better classic cult movie (1991) directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Point Break(2015) rating: 5.5/10, acceptable and passable, it has an assured direction which keeps this movie on the edge of your seat. Nostalgic and new surfers will enjoy this ode to the beach and mysticism and seeking the perfect wave.

This is my first review on IMDb. I felt compelled to write this in protest to what I believe is the worst movie I have ever seen. It's so bad that I will be watching out for future films by the Directors, actors and writers to avoid all their future efforts. The original is a bit cheesy but it's enjoyable. This is all cheese. I'm amazed that it was allowed to be put out to the cinema in its form. Nobody but the stunt team can get credit here. Similar stunts can be seen in a more realistic form by a simple You Tube search. Please don't watch this. The lines in this movie are so bad you would laugh if you were not so angry. I can't believe it obtained a rating of 5 on IMDb. 1 at best.

"Point Break" is what "Crusty Demons" ought to be. Unfortunately, it is not what "Point Break" ought to be.

In fairness, the extreme sports scenes are pretty awesome. The cinematography is crystal-clear and the exotic locations are picturesque. As an extreme sports video, it excels.

As an action movie or caper, it is less impressive.

The greatest problem is that none of the characters are particularly likable or charismatic. Personally, I think one major problem is the horrendous tattoos that most of the central characters sport over much of their bodies. Having worked as a photographer and cinematographer, I am no fan of tattoos. To me, they suggest low-class, criminal background, lack of self-respect and many other negative character traits. There are some tattoos that are inoffensive, even impressive – but not in this movie. When I see these tattoos, my first reaction is that I have never been that drunk or that stupid or uncultured.

In the original, Bodhi's crew had goals and motives that made sense. Here, we have a group of athletes with improbable skills, all of whom share an exotic philosophy and a disdain for profit. The surf Nazi red herrings are gone, as is Utah's need to acquire skills in order to join the group. The whole Utah-Bodhi bromance seems less credible and less compelling. The antagonists are cast as eco-warriors; however, somehow it doesn't make them sympathetic. They are financed by an eccentric multi-billionaire, which seems more contrived than organic.

At one point, the FBI had very strict standards for its agents. They were expected to dress and conduct themselves in conformance with relatively conservative standards. The notion that the FBI would accept a long-haired, extensively tattooed candidate stretches credulity to the limits, as does much of the rest of the film. However, as a direct-to-video extreme sports video, it would be quite impressive.

Previous conversation between stupid producers: -Hey, let's do a remake of one of the Top 5 movies of 90'. -Yeah! That's original. We can update the extreme sports for the robbers. -Awesome! We can get new audiences. -Also we can choose a nobody in the lead role. -You're smart!

Hollywood's everyday crap! Let the good movies alone. Don't crap on them.

This is a nice remake of the original film with Keanu Reeves. What to expect: great action sequences and extreme sports (moto-cross, rock-climbing, surf and many other). I very much enjoyed the novelty in the adaptation of the old story to the new one. The connection between the characters is a bit better than the one in the old movie; at least it is more clear to see. If you like action and movies with extreme sports and great stunts, then this is going to be a ride. Don't expect much more than that though...acting is average and the story, yep you know it, already. Nevertheless, this recommended for the fans! 8/10

​ Going into the Point Break remake I don't think I could have had any lower expectations because I am a massive fan of the original, but I came out of this movie actually quite liking it. The acting in this movie is average and the story is very predictable and cheesy at times but the stunt scenes! They are fantastic and i found I couldn't take my eyes off the screen while they were happening. Unfortunately after a stunt scene comes dialogue which with its bad timing and believability pulled me straight back out of the film, I do honestly think they should have taken the Point Break elements out of this movie and just called it something altogether fresh, then I think I would maybe hold this film a little higher. But even with all this I do think this movie was very, very enjoyable and if you just want to kick back and watch a mindless action movie this is a brilliant choice. I give Point Break (2015) a 6/10

Point Break was rebooted in 2001, it was called The Fast and the Furious where the surfing was replaced by street car racing.

This remake sees extreme sports athlete Johnny Utah (Luke Bracey) who after losing a friend when a motocross stunt goes wrong goes on to become a FBI agent some years later. His boss Hall (Delroy Lindo) sends him to investigate a series of elaborate heists from a gang who behave like Robin Hood robbers.

Utah believes that the group are taking part in the Ozaki 8, eight spiritually extreme sport challenges that coincide with the daring robberies. Utah infiltrates the gang which is led by Bodhi (Édgar Ramírez.)

In its own right the film starts brightly enough with plenty of CGI enhanced action but later on the film actually comes to a stop in the non action sequences when the characters just talk. The film then becomes boring and after a while even the action scenes just get duller. The colour grading is awful making the film look cheap despite the international locations.

The original Point Break directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who would go on to become the first female Oscar winning director found a zeitgeist of Generation X sports action thriller with well staged action sequences. Although not the greatest actors around, Bigelow got charismatic turns from Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze and sturdy support from Gary Busey as Reeves FBI boss.

The remake lacks all of this even though it tried to go on a new direction. I tried to give it a break and approached it with an open mind but alas it is a poor film.

Former extreme sports athlete Johnny "Utah" Brigham (Luke Bracey) following the death of his friend on a motocross run leaves the extreme sports world for the FBI. After attending a briefing on a gang of thieves who've been hitting various locations around the globe connected to Multi-National Corporations with American interests by base jumping off skyscrapers or doing heists in mid-air but never keeping the money, Utah shares info that the thieves are basing their heists around the Ozaki 8, a list of eight extreme ordeals to honor the forces of nature. Utah is assigned to the case to work alongside Angelo Pappas (Ray Winstone) an FBI agent based out of their London offices, and Pappas and Utah head to France for rare surfing conditions that are part of the Ozaki 8. Once there Utah rides the wave and faints but is rescued by another surfer Bodhi (Édgar Ramírez), and is introduced to his team Roach (Clemens Schick), Chowder (Tobias Santelmann), and Grommet (Matias Varela) at a party hosted by their sponsor, Al-Fariq (Nikolai Kinski). Eventually Utah joins up with Bohdi and his crew and Utah finds himself torn between the case and the rush of Bohdi's lifestyle.

Based on the enduring cult film and action classic, Point Breaks, the long in-development remake of Point Break was eventually willed into existence as an international co-production among American, German, and Chinese film producers. Helmed by The Fast and the Furious cinematographer Ericson Core who also directed Invincible, Core pitched his take on Point Break as a large scale tentpole movie which was instrumental in getting the film made. Written by Kurt Wimmer who also wrote the 2012 remake of cult classic Total Recall, the movie was released on Christmas Day of 2015 where it garnered horrendous critical reception and audience indifference accumulating a paltry $28 million stateside against its $105 million budget, though thanks to international revenue the movie squeeze out enough revenue to get to $133 million though when accounting for marketing and distribution costs that doesn't even come close to success. At least with Total Recall you could at least make an argument for "going back to the original book" (not that they did) so there are grounds and justification for a remake. But Point Break was a smaller scale movie filled with strong characters and personalities which has now turned into a large scale behemoth where the characters might as well be stick figures.

Easily the biggest drag on the movie is Luke Bracey stepping in for Keanu Reeves as Johnny Utah (sorry, Johnny Brigham because Utah is a nickname from YouTube). While Reeves has been mocked for his somewhat stilted delivery as an actor with the stage show Point Break Live! Using that stiltedness as an enduring part of its appeal, there's a passion, energy, and charm that Keanu Reeves exudes that draws you to him as an actor even in his lesser films like Johnny Mnemonic or Chain Reaction. When we see Luke Bracey in the opening motocross sequence, Bracey doesn't carry himself like a leading man and is a charisma vacuum where in later scenes if he's in a room with other people you'd be hard pressed to say he's the lead in this movie. But it's not like Bracey's the only bad point in this movie. Bodhi is played by actor Edgar Ramirez, a strong actor as seen in his Carlos the Jackal biopic and the police procedural exorcist film Deliver Us from Evil, but here Ramirez doesn't have that laid back charisma Swayze brought to the character in the original film. We also have the very strange casting of English actor Ray Winstone filling in Gary Busey's role as FBI agent Angelo Pappas, and not only does Winstone sleepily grumble his way through the film, but FBI agents are REQUIRED to be U. S. Citizens even in international offices of the UK in one of many hiccups from Wimmer's script.

Speaking of Wimmer's script, if surfing is no longer integral to your story like it was in the first film, why is it even called point break (a surfing term)? Well I guess even Wimmer realized that, so Wimmer's bent and twisted it into a stupid exchange with the line "The Point at which you Break" around the halfway mark to give some level of justification for the title. While the original Point Break didn't have airtight logic, it made up for it by the fact that it never took itself too seriously with lots of humorous and or charming exchanges between Utah and Pappas, Utah and love interest Tyler Ann Ednicott (we'll get to her), and Utah and Bodhi that engaged you. Point Break 2015 takes an almost comical level of stoic seriousness to it characters and delivery and everyone just seems bored as a result. And then we have our revised version of Lori Petty's Tyler with Teresa Palmer's Samsara...I want to preface this by saying Palmer's a good actress as seen in the zombie romantic comedy Warm Bodies, but you would not know that from this movie as her relationship with Johnny feels very ancillary and she and Bracey have the chemistry of a wet sparkler. Palmer's role is basically "she's there", and because "she's there" she and Utah get together only for it to not really affect much of anything (especially with Wimmer's inclusion of a stupid non-twist).

I will say the action is large scale and the locations are varied, but the action is also overly clean and bereft of tension. The filmmakers have taken away the plot point of Utah's injured knee which gave him vulnerability and relatable as a hero and instead make Utah completely perfect with regards to every sport he does. This has been a recurring problem in Wimmer's work dating back to 2002's inexplicable cult film Equilibrium where every action protagonist Wimmer writes is pretty much nigh invincible and Utah is no different here. The original Point Break placed Utah in danger many times such as the Bunker Weiss shootout, the skydiving scene where Bohdi packed Utah's chute, the footchase between Utah and Bohdi. All the action is large scale but there's no tension mined from the premise so it's less Point Break and more Extreme Ops or xXx. It's also a very ugly movie with much of the film carrying this unappealing bluish green filter that washes out the colors from every locale and makes everything look visually unappealing.

Point Break 2015 is a pointless remake of a silly but enjoyable action thriller that had a strong action director and many charismatic actors. The new incarnation of Point Break with its bland characters, uninteresting action, and general boredom feels less like it wants to be Point Break and more like it wants to ape The Fast and the Furious.

The original Point Break was mostly known for its memorable bromance between Utah and Bodhi and some of its greatest action scenes ever put to film. Either way, this remake doesn't bring enough justice to the cult classic. Its new approach, instead of a simple undercover cop thriller, is now a globe-trotting adventure featuring daredevils who are pulling off a grand stunt show. Though the stunts are impressive at times, it still pales in comparison with the original. The characters are bland, the plot makes no sense and every moment it tries to replicate with the original is just painfully forced for the sake of what they believe it's called "fan service." Therefore, there isn't much reason for Point Break (2015) to exist.

So Point Break is now about the stunts, but just like most action movies today, it also had to strip away personality. So whenever we see the cops, and even the daredevils, interact, it's just not so entertaining. One of the charms of the original, while it had some great action sequences, even the characters are interesting to watch. Even if it's trifle, it's still worth spending your time. Now, it somehow becomes uninteresting filler, especially the love interest. Remember when Utah had to lie about his backstory to earn her trust? Well, now they just easily hook up and nothing else, until some twist happens or something like that. Utah and Bodhi aren't as engaging, either. They're mostly spewing exposition, while Bodhi is basically acting like a parody of someone from a New Age religion. Their intention of becoming Robin Hoods is kind of vague as well, but I guess no one thinks it actually matters.

What's really worth groaning is when it's really trying to replicate the original; not by heart or personality, but by scene. They did the Ex- Presidents, even though one of them is wearing an Obama mask despite of taking place in 2015, but they only did it once, probably because there isn't much room for this fan service. Also the iconic scene involving Utah shooting up the air, which apparently Hot Fuzz did it better. And the epilogue is horrendously shoehorned, like it's nothing more than a tip off the hat, because... it's not Point Break without it, I guess?

However, there are some things to at least like in this film. The action is kind of stunning; the fact that they're visually more realistic to look at than most CG-fest that blockbusters tend to feed us (except for the epilogue which is too obvious.) Maybe the best among them is the rock climbing sequence where it goes from wide shots to dirty hand shots of seeing how much they'd grip. Luke Bracey isn't quite bad as an action hero, but he seriously needs a better material than this. Edgar Ramirez is probably just stuck with a blandly written Bodhi and really stays stick-in-the-mud with whatever he says about nature. Ray Winstone, though a good actor, is just not the memorably delightful Papas that Gary Busey established. And the movie wouldn't be any different if Teresa Palmer's role was written off.

And Point Break (2015) is just another needless remake. There are ideas that could have been utilized more, but it's too burdened by both action movie clichés and the fact that it is being Point Break. It's not a good undercover cop thriller, nor a good bromantic film. And you better off watching an actual stunt show, which at least doesn't make you get through to its drab expositions and the fact that it's more real and not embellished by any special effects. Then again, the effects aren't bad, but that's not the point. You may give it credit for heightening something from the original, but it doesn't do that well either. The fact how unnatural the homages are made for this remake makes it even more frustrating to watch.

I loved the first Point Break with Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves in 1991. As with other movie updates, I was initially apprehensive. I think the director carefully kept the original themes which weave the various characters and actions together. These are the sacred nature of our planet, the need to follow your destiny and the incredible power of the moment. Flash forward to 2015, our planet is in even more serious trouble. Life is tough, people are tougher. Bodhi is now more of a man of action than previously. He still has a devoted team around him that believe in what they are doing. Almost like a crew of Vikings about to sail off the known edge of the planet. The actions scenes are out of this world, no doubt about it. I was reminded of "Riding Giants", "Storm Surfers" and "Sunshine Superman". These scenes make the movie and you wish you could join the athletes. Samsara is the more mystical of the crew and offsets the hard edges of the film.

I gave it a try, but after 20 minutes I already didn't care for this. This shouldn't be called a remake and it is a shame to the original. Don't waste your time, like I did. This is empty and lacks everything the original did have. Just a few stars for some well done cinematography and stunts. But it doesn't carry the movie all the way. -- (and why does everyone in this movie have tattoos?)

Wow, can anybody say "product placement"? Absolutely terrible. Just as I thought it would be. This poor take on the classic is a complete travesty in every way possible; essentially it's a shameless extended Red Bull or GoPro commercial. In every frame there's an outdoor equipment or extreme sports brand in full view, front and center. There's really no plot to speak of, I think there's something about an FBI agent trying catch some bad guys, and that's about it. Even the main character seems to forget WTF he's supposed to be doing. For a bit in the middle I really did forget what the hell he was supposed to be doing. It's really a poor excuse to film beautiful young people doing dangerous sports. The acting is nonexistent and even when there is some acting, it's horrific to say the least. Now I know why Edgar Ramirez doesn't get much to say in whatever movies he's in because the guy is just terrible, he's as stiff as the rock that he throws over the cliff. To be honest I don't understand the hype around the guy. The lead guy - I don't even know who TF he is - playing Utah is an insult to the great Keanu Reeves. The lines are completely laughable, they're like lines ripped straight from Robin Sharma's The Monk who Sold His Ferrari - just some voodoo, mystic mumbojumbo about being one with the earth or some BS like that. Which is sort of ironic because they spend most of the movie ripping the earth apart with motor bikes, guns, bombs and whatever they can get their tattooed hands on. Completely pointless, avoid at all costs, watch the infinitely superior original and forget this tosh ever existed.

The film presents a number of impressive extreme sport actions set pieces with glorious parachutes or rock-climbing gear that will certainly excite the audiences but sadly the plot with poor pacing has turned this remake slightly pointless. It manages to break the action point based on the Ozaki Eight's fictional sets of highly dangerous attempts of worshiping the nature but fail in achieving several other points, most obviously when it lacks of engagement in between the characters while the existence of political subtext and the crime concept seems to be meaningless. Performance from the casts are overall fine but the decision to focus on the extreme adventures have totally neglected the potential of some supporting characters and the emotional development that cause the romance and friendship seems to be superficial. Visual effects are environmental breathtaking and stunning, the scores by Junkie XL are strong and inspiring yet all of these are insufficient to provide additional thrills to make the film superior than the original cult in 1991.

I was enthusiastically exuberant about returning to what I've known as a cult classic, the original "Point Break". This reboot, is full of slick stunts and visuals, but the story, or lack thereof, makes this taste like pablum. I very seriously doubt that after two hours from getting out of the theater watching this, that anybody would even remember the name's of the central characters in this film. Why, because the film maker neglected to give us a story where the characters are expounded and fleshed out beyond the 3 minutes for any resolute back-story on any of them. I appreciate the stunts and stunt people for their quality work involved, but stunts don't make a movie. A good story, with quality characters that are inter-meshed with emotions and plots that pull the viewer into the characters' world is what makes a memorable film. I'll stick with the original "Point Break".