There are also plenty of brainless logic gaps that had me wondering how Bodhi’s crew had escaped capture for so long. All we get is goofy philosophizing meant to tap into their thinking. Hardly any time is spent trying to understand these eco-friendly renegades. Storywise the new “Point Break” is pretty bare-bones. Unfortunately there isn’t much else to add. But as Keanu so elegantly put it in 1991 “I’m an FBI agent!” The same applies in this film which does complicate things a bit for Mr. He goes undercover earning the trust of Bodhi and gaining sympathy for his cause. In between these illegal deeds Bodhi is attempting to complete the Ozaki 8 – a series of extreme challenges which honor the forces of nature. Edgar Ramírez (an actor I generally like) takes Patrick Swayze’s place as Bodhi, an extreme sportsman and environmentally conscience mystic who often waxes eloquently about his oneness with the planet (“We’re trying to save this place by becoming one with it.”)īodhi is a thrill-seeking Robin Hood who, along with his merry band of X Gamers, rob from corporations and spread their wealth to the poor. Instead he is an extreme sports poly-athlete (still not sure what that means) driven to the FBI after a friend’s death. He’s no longer an ex-college football star with a bum knee. Luke Bracey takes the Keanu Reeves role as Johnny Utah. Core and Wimmer yank out all of that and the movie suffers for it. Bigelow’s film had a subtle layer of humor which showed itself in the macho bromances, cheesy surfer banter, and of course Gary Busey. The outline is basically the same but with a much more dour and self-serious tone. Could a contemporary approach even capture the wacky ingredients which made the original such an over-the-top, fun movie of its time? In the case of this 2015 remake, not exactly.ĭirector Ericson Core and writer Kurt Wimmer take their version in a noticeably different direction. Putting aside the obvious answer (m-o-n-e-y), I’ve wondered why someone would even attempt to remake Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 cult classic. “Point Break” is a tough one to figure out.
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