Cinematography is some of the best I have ever scene. The scenes shot were beautiful. The stunts were epic. However, they had picked the worst cast ever assembled in history. Maybe Bodhi and his team weren't too bad but Utah and agent hall were the worst actors in history. They were categorically fake and tried too hard to act. Could've been the best movie of the year if a proper cast was selected. Unfortunate!

I'm sorry, there must be tonnes of reviews out there that have used the 'pointless' pun. I couldn't help it. It's just too obvious. In case you didn't know, 'Point Break' is a classic action/cop movie of the nineties. Therefore, because of its 'classic' status, it was deemed 'remakeable' by our good friends - those wonderful Hollywood executives. Now, I like to think I'm not a 'remake snob' – there are arguments for remaking a film, normally if you have a fresh take on something, or if the film was made so long ago that people have practically forgotten the original. However, 'Point Break' was only made in the nineties and is still pretty dear to many people – namely me. I may be able to forgive this new version for anything other than a cynical cash-grab if the original source material was particularly outdated, but unfortunately the sad fact is that the (dare I say 'proper?') 'Point Break' still looks as good today as it ever did.In case you don't know, both 'Point Breaks' are about a young FBI agent (Johnny Utah) who has to infiltrate a gang of bank robbers led by 'Bodhi' who indulge in extreme sports, in order to gain their trust and catch them, obviously. Whereas the original had Keanu Reeves playing our FBI hero and Patrick Swayze as the lead robber, the new one has… er, actually I don't know either of them. I like to think I'm reasonably good with actors, but I've never seen either of these two in anything! But, I won't hold that against them. I'll save my disdain for the chemistry between pretty much everyone on screen. Everyone just seemed to be trying too hard to steer away from what we already know about the film, but never really achieving it. This new 'Point Break' incarnation is like a meteorite that's got hopelessly trapped in a planet's gravitational pull and is fighting against the odds in a losing battle to escape.The new 'Point Break' does its best to try and create something new. The bank robbers don't just surf like they do in the original and it's set across multiple locations around the world, rather than just a single beach in America, but it's simply not enough. I've briefly touched upon the lack of chemistry between the lead characters, but this really becomes obvious when they try and throw in the obligatory 'love interest' in there for Johnny Utah the 2nd. It's truly painful. Almost as bad as watching (the usually awesome) Ray Winstone as Johnny's partner Angelo Pappas. It's just weird hearing these names again, only seeing different faces associated with them.Believe it or not, I didn't hate the remake. It's a decent enough film and, if you're into anything from extreme sports to cops and robbers films, you'd probably get some entertainment out of it. But there's a MAJOR but. This only applies if you've never seen the original. If you've watched that you'll be crying out for a slice of Reeves and Swayze. So, if you haven't already seen the original, go and watch that – it's a true classic of its time which still holds up today. Let the remake be a message to Hollywood that we're not interested in seeing all our favourite movies redone just to make a quick buck.

In my 40 years of movie watching I have never ever seen such a bad re-make. If this was a Stand Alone movie it would still only just be watchable. If extreme sports are your thing and story is not an issue then you may enjoy it (just), the set pieces are terrible, the acting is macho (to the point of What Is This Movie about, just be a man and it will be OK). The movie's CGI is good (what else would you expect from this budget). I hope I am not alone in thinking "what did they do to the script?" "What did they do!" Everything that could have made this re-make bad they did! 10 fold! I hope in the coming years this is done with the panache and grittiness the original did so well.

In my opinion a really good movie. Well filmed action and a nice plot. Good acting and a really compelling story. Not necessarily 'good' but really fun to watch. I have never seen the original but I suspect a lot of the bad ratings are due to people comparing it to the original and not seeing it as the stand alone masterpiece it is. Aran doesn't know what he was talking about.