Film Preview: Point Break (2015)

Page Revisions:

(July 5, 2015) Original
(October 4, 2015) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#6) / Page Redesigned
(December 20, 2015) New Posters (#7 & #8) / Added Gallery of Images

Release Date:

December 25, 2015

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “A young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists. “Point Break” is inspired by the classic 1991 hit.”

Poster Rating: C+ / C+ (5) / C / C+

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Review: (#1) A satisfying teaser, but little more than that. There will be additional posters, though I doubt any of them will be able to top this one, which wouldn’t be difficult.

(#2-#6) This series of five designs deals with the premise mentioned in the second trailer: This is some type of extreme sports pilgrimage and the five designs put us in the various places the film will take place and suggest the kind of stunts we’ll expect, but is it giving too much away? Perhaps.

(#7) There’s a degree of excitement to this poster as it puts the characters at a very high place with great risk to their personal lives. Unfortunately, we’ve seen this layout before. (#8) There’s no thrill or excitement here, though audiences interested in seeing two hunks on the big screen might be enticed; however, since this isn’t that kind of movie, I suspect it will be a bit forgotten afterwards.

Trailer Rating: B+ / B

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Review: (#1) An interesting diversion of a film that seems to have something to say about greed and the liberation of money from those who don’t need or deserve it. This gives the film an interesting, added layer of depth while presenting a film that any extreme sports fan would enjoy.

(#2) The level of excitement from the first trailer is muted as we are exposed to more of the film’s premise. It’s not an awful premise and there’s plenty to suggest we’ll have a fairly fun time getting to the end, but there’s just enough doubt to give one pause before supporting the film.