Read the point blank movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Two great character actors, a fun premise, a director who knows how to execute tight action sequencessign me up. Jun 21, 2018 anthony mackie is nearing a deal to star in point blank, a new netflix movie that will reunite him with. French action flick about an off duty nurse who saves the life of a thief. France december 1, 2010 united states july 29, 2011 limited united states august 12, 2011 limited canada.
Anthony mackie, frank grillo to star in netflixs point blank. Point blank original motion picture soundtrack original. The thiefs henchmen kidnap his pregnant wife and demand he smuggle their boss out of the hospital or else. Gilles lellouche plays samuel, a nurse working at a hospital when his. Watched 3 minutes, hoping is was a coming attraction for some subtitled french junk. Point blank netflix film shot in cincinnati features. With a few tweaks this film could be massively improved, sure its the predictable unlikely buddy action movie, but thats ok its a formula that has worked many. The best movies of 2011 according to rotten tomatoes the release year for some is earlier, i suppose they were released in 2011 in the. Point blank has a very high rotten tomatoes critics score of 91% and a better than average imdb audience rating of 6. Point blank john boorman, 1967 is a crime film that centres on walker lee marvin, a violent criminal who seeks vengeance when his friend and partner in crime mal reece john vernon in his first feature film role doublecrosses him after a robbery at the old disused prison on alcatraz island in san francisco bay.
Samuel pierret, a nurses aide accompanies his pregnant wife nadia elena anaya to her sonogram appointment. A bout portant is a 2010 french actionthriller film directed by fred. All critics 32 top critics 4 fresh rotten 19 if anything, the film emanates a startling ineptitude, unable as it is to clear some basic standards. Anthony mackie, frank grillo to star in netflixs point. Betrayed, shot and left for dead, a crook lee marvin recovers for revenge. Jun 09, 2011 f red cavaye is the french director who in 2008 made the contrived movie anything for her, later remade as the next three days, with russell crowe playing the unassuming, regular guy who has to. Point blank was the first feature to be shot on the island birdman of alcatraz, made in 1962, was filmed on studio sets. It gets back into the groove of hollywood thrillers, after the recent glut of spies, counterspies, funny spies, antihero spies and spyspier spies.
As they sit down to divvy up the loot, vernon pulls out. Point blank 2010 where to stream and watch decider. Point blank is a 2019 american action thriller film directed by joe lynch and written by adam g. Boorman directed the film at marvins request and marvin played a central role in the. The other film is herk harveys carnival of souls, another movie which explores a protagonist who has escaped death and now exists in a hazy unreliable reality. Jul 15, 2019 the musicals on netflix with the highest rotten tomatoes scores. A bout portant is a 2010 french action thriller film directed by fred cavaye and starring gilles lellouche, roschdy zem, gerard lanvin, and elena anaya. Jul 12, 2019 joe lynchs point blank starts with enough propulsive energy that you strap in, ready for an action movie thrill ride. But if theyd forked over, there wouldnt have been a movie, and as suspense thrillers go point blank is pretty good. A remake of the 2010 french thriller of the same title, point blank mostly runs on the fumes of its chasemovie formula. An almost experimental discourse on crime, punishment and revenge brilliantly shot by philip h. Its style differs from the typical american thriller, in that the hunted and innocent main character comes from an ordinary life and has no combat training.
Rotten tomatoes gave the original a 91 percent rating, and with marvel hero mackie playing the u. Point blank on netflix, a killer actionthriller with maximum style. Anthony mackie rises above a rickety remake of a french thriller about a nurse teaming up with. Point blank script error is a 2010 french actionthriller film directed by fred cavaye and starring gilles lellouche, roschdy zem, gerard lanvin, and elena anaya. Point blank 2010 watch on warriors gangsters, tubi, and.
Everything here is ordered from almostfresh to superrotten staff picks of bad movies that we love for different reasons. Point blank netflix film shot in cincinnati features marvel. Everything you need to know about point blank movie 2011. Jul 14, 2019 rotten tomatoes gave the original a 91 percent rating, and with marvel hero mackie playing the u.
Samuels a nurse who saves the wrong guy a thief who takes samuels pregnant wife hostage to force him to spring his. Produced by cyril colbeaujustin and jeanbaptiste dupont, point blank also stars roschdy zem, gerard lanvin and elena anaya. Mickey rourke, frederick forrest and danny trejo star in this action packed drama about a gang of psychotic criminals who have. Point blank is a 1967 american neonoir crime film directed by john boorman, starring lee marvin, costarring angie dickinson, keenan wynn and carroll oconnor, and. Jun 20, 2019 when his pregnant wife is kidnapped and held as collateral, paul, an er nurse, must team with the badly injured career criminal and murder suspect under his.
No one will ever confuse point blank and its lean, mean, amusing, and ridiculous construction for high art. The film is a remake of the 2010 french film of the same name, originally. The japanese movies on netflix with the highest rotten tomatoes scores. Anthony mackie is nearing a deal to star in point blank, a new netflix movie that will reunite him with. Samuel, a male nurse, saves the life of a thief whose henchmen take samuels wife. Point blank is a wonderfully acted, action packed and twist filled film, with some great chase scenes.
In this film, lee marvin and john vernon have just swiped a large amount of mob money. Point blank is a 1967 american crime film directed by john boorman, starring lee marvin, costarring angie dickinson, keenan wynn and carroll oconnor, and adapted from the 1963 crime noir pulp novel the hunter by donald e. Jul 12, 2019 point blank is the kind of unabashed throwback action picture that will work best at the end of a long day with a six pack of beer and an extra large fourtopping pizza in tow. With gilles lellouche, roschdy zem, gerard lanvin, elena anaya. Its been followed by don siegels escape from alcatraz, with clint eastwood, murder in the first and, of course, michael bays the rock. Jul 12, 2019 point blank, the latest movie filmed in cincinnati, is now streaming on netflix. Michael strong as a used usedcar dealer, lloyd bochner and his sharkskin style of elegant menace. Lean and fierce, this french thriller wastes no time getting our adrenaline pumping.
Point blank 2010 watch on warriors gangsters, tubi. Samuel pierret, a nurses aide accompanies his pregnant wife nadia. Point blank was released in 2011 on friday, july 29, 2011 in 7 theaters. The thrills are fully consumed while youre seeing this movie, and its totally over when its over. Point blank 2011 a man gilles lellouche finds himself pitted against rival gangsters and triggerhappy police in a deadly race to save the lives. Can samuel evade the cops and the criminal underground and deliver his beloved to safety. Point blank is an entertaining degenerate movie for its bit players. The movie tells the story of an emergency room nurse teaming up with a murder suspect to save his pregnant wife.
Point blank, the latest movie filmed in cincinnati, is now streaming on netflix. The musicals on netflix with the highest rotten tomatoes scores. When his pregnant wife is kidnapped and held as collateral, paul, an er nurse, must team with the badly injured career criminal and murder suspect under his. If more hollywood movies were like this id be a happy man. Point blanks dream logic is backed up by the films plot a simple revenge story where lee marvin tears through his enemies, surviving death and getting the ladies. Samuel, a male nurse, saves the life of a thief whose henchmen take samuels wife hostage and force him to spring their boss. Back in the 1980s, major and independent studios were.
Imdb links to amazon, order now for 1967 lee marvin movie gives you this remake while showing 1967 movie that is a good movie. Samuel pierret, a nurses aide accompanies his pregnant wife nadia elena anaya to her sonogram appointment where she is told. A bout portant is a 2010 french actionthriller film directed by fred cavaye and starring gilles lellouche, roschdy zem, gerard. Boorman directed the film at marvins request and marvin played a central role in the films development. Michael strong as a used usedcar dealer, lloyd bochner and his sharkskin style of elegant. Samuel pierret is a nurse who saves the wrong guy a thief whose henchmen take samuels pregnant wife hostage to force him to spring their boss from the hospital. Theres no single great flaw in the story or the characters, just a bunch of little things that add up to frustration.
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