The first thing I want to say about this version, especially on Blu-ray, the picture and sound are great.
It is a remake of sorts of the 1991 movie with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze but it gets to its conclusion in a quite different sequence of events. My wife and I saw this on Blu-ray from our public library. Scenes include dirt bikes, sky diving, snow boarding, surfing, diving, boxing, and whatever they called that with the avalanche. The film is not particularly plot driven, and if you are not going to watch it in 3D or IMAX, don't bother. In this case they wove a plot in between a frequent amount of dare devil stunts, one where everyone wore different colored suits looking like Power Rangers. The film reminded me of those old IMAX films of eXtreme sports that didn't have a plot. They start fires while rubbing sticks together while wearing synthetic suits made in the third world, go figure. They perform Robin Hood stunts which include their eXtreme talents.
He discovers they want to save the world by giving back to the earth. He infiltrates the group lead by Bodhi (Édgar Ramírez). When a group of international criminals catch the attention of the FBI, Johnny surmises the group are "Chasing the 8" in an attempt to achieve Nirvana. Seven years later Johnny Utah (Luke Bracey) is in the FBI. In the first scene two eXtreme bikers ride a trail on top of a mountain ridge where they have no business riding a bike. I tried to give it a break and approached it with an open mind but alas it is a poor film.
The remake lacks all of this even though it tried to go on a new direction. Although not the greatest actors around, Bigelow got charismatic turns from Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze and sturdy support from Gary Busey as Reeves FBI boss. The original Point Break directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who would go on to become the first female Oscar winning director found a zeitgeist of Generation X sports action thriller with well staged action sequences. The colour grading is awful making the film look cheap despite the international locations. The film then becomes boring and after a while even the action scenes just get duller. Utah infiltrates the gang which is led by Bodhi (Édgar Ramírez.) In its own right the film starts brightly enough with plenty of CGI enhanced action but later on the film actually comes to a stop in the non action sequences when the characters just talk. Utah believes that the group are taking part in the Ozaki 8, eight spiritually extreme sport challenges that coincide with the daring robberies.
His boss Hall (Delroy Lindo) sends him to investigate a series of elaborate heists from a gang who behave like Robin Hood robbers. This remake sees extreme sports athlete Johnny Utah (Luke Bracey) who after losing a friend when a motocross stunt goes wrong goes on to become a FBI agent some years later. Point Break was rebooted in 2001, it was called The Fast and the Furious where the surfing was replaced by street car racing. Realism is not expected but some of the unrealism is oddly annoying. Also it's hyper-unreal that Utah keeps finding these people in the vast ocean. In this one, the movie grinds to a halt whenever there is no action. It's hard to remember sometimes but Keanu Reeves has an unique charm that really works well in certain movies. There is nothing to the character and he's unable to inject anything into it. It starts with the very bland Luke Bracey. The story and the actors are another matter. The action is over-the-top and somewhat fun. They may be the only compelling goodness derived from this movie. It starts with a ridiculous CGI action scene. He becomes close to Samsara Dietz (Teresa Palmer). He gets help from Angelo Pappas (Ray Winstone) and infiltrates a group led by Bodhi (Édgar Ramírez). Utah recognizes them to be part of the Ozaki 8, eight spiritual Herculean tasks with extreme natural forces. His boss Hall (Delroy Lindo) has a case of extreme unusual robberies. Extreme athlete Johnny Utah (Luke Bracey) loses his friend during a dangerous motocross stunt.