Point Blank (1998)

Convicted corporate criminal Howard engineers a prison break as he and a number of fellow inmates are being transferred to a new facility. The escapees storm a shopping mall and take a ... See full summary »

Director:

Matt Earl Beesley

Writers:

Jim Bannon (screenplay), Chuck Konzelman (screenplay),

Stars:

Werner Schreyer, Danny Trejo, Mickey Rourke

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Werner Schreyer	...	Billy
Michael Wright	...	Sonny
Danny Trejo	...	Wallace
Paul Ben-Victor	...	Howard
Kevin Gage	...	Joe Ray
Robert Zachar	...	Armani
James Gammon	...	Dad
Mickey Rourke	...	Rudy Ray
Nina Savelle	...	Tracey Deakin
Yolonda Williams	...	Darla
Oliver Tull	...	Bathroom Security Guard
Gene Ray Price	...	Woman in Pink
Frederic Forrest	...	Mac Bradford
Todd Gordon	...	Hardwood
Melinda Renna	...	Female Officer

Storyline

Convicted corporate criminal Howard engineers a prison break as he and a number of fellow inmates are being transferred to a new facility. The escapees storm a shopping mall and take a group of shoppers hostage (after killing many more of them) before making their demands. Only Rudy, a former mercenary and brother of one of the fugitives, can take out the criminals before more of the hostages die.

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Plot Keywords:

hostage | shopping mall | texas ranger | security guard | rpg | 

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Taglines:

They're the most dangerous criminals in Texas. And they're seriously out of control.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive violence, sexuality, drug use and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 December 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

A costo della vita

Filming Locations:

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Interlight, New Cinema Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The back of the bazooka fired during the opening credits is closed.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Mac Bradford: You never did tell me why you just walked in one day and laid down your badge and never did come back.
Rudy Ray: Didn't fell right.
Mac Bradford: Didn't... have anything to do with your brother Joe, did it?
Rudy Ray: It had a lot to do with my brother Joe.
Mac Bradford: Ya know, Rudy, you both ran the fast track. You got off, he just kept going. You done everything you could for him.
Rudy Ray: [tearfully] Maybe I could'a done more.

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Connections

References Léon: The Professional (1994)

User Reviews

Good in a hangover, otherwise terrible.

This is a very bad movie.

The actors seem to be on drugs, the action scenes are unspeakably clumsy and the plot virtually non-existent. There is a lot of sadistic and unnecessary violence featuring weird slow-motion scenes, which could be intended to cover up Mickey Rourke's slow, bulky moves. There are also terrible sentimental scenes where the convicts tell their life stories in a weepy voice.

Above all this nonsense a lot of boring guitar music plays in the background. In one scene, where a dying man goes nuts with a Gatling gun while thinking about his wife, the music choice is "Silent Night"... It is almost too absurd to speak of.

All in all, this movie is a horrible shame to everybody involved. But even the worst movie can be good in an appropriate situation: Watch this in good company when having a hangover, and there is no end to the joy. This could also be good when drunk, but I couldn't forgive myself if I rented this a second time.