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Point of No Return (1993)
Rate:
3
Viewed:
12/07
12/07:
Yep, the title says it all: Point of No Return.
John Badham had outdone himself this time. After directing the iconic
Saturday Night Fever and a couple of exceptional
films, he kept churning out horrible stuff year in, year out to the point of no return. An American remake of
La Femme Nikita, it's such a bad, bad, bad film. I can't believe Bridget Fonda
was given the leading role in a major picture.
The first half is corny, but things improve slightly during the second half. Falling asleep for a majority of the
time, I woke up when Harvey Keitel appeared as the "cleaner." Now, why does a government agency pick up a stupid girl
with ugly teeth and twenty years of baggage for something that's advanced when somebody from an Ivy League school will do?
IQ does play a role, you know?
All in all, let the title Point of No Return be a warning for those who seek to cross it.