Point Break
Just over a X after losing the wiz , Keanu Reeves has paid an emotional protection toPoint Break ’s Patrick Swayze . The span starred in the 1991 action movie as Johnny Utah and Bodhi , an undercover FBI federal agent and the drawing card of a crew of surfers and bank robber who ascertain themselves in a tense plot of cat - and - black eye while also building alliance with one another . Helmed by Kathryn Bigelow , Point Breakwas a solid box office succeeder and garnered generally friendly reviews , now being hailed as a furore classic .
Lionsgateand Keanu Reeves recently host an " Ask Me Anything " on Reddit for further the upcoming release ofJohn Wick : Chapter 4 . When necessitate by one fan about his favourite computer storage of turn onPoint Break , Reeves highlighted his metre working with Patrick Swayze , paying an worked up tribute to the recent star . See what Reeves said below :
Working with Patrick Swayze . He was a valet de chambre and a total professional , a moving-picture show asterisk , an divine guidance .
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Why Point Break’s Bodhi Remains Swayze’s Best Character
Across the path of his 30 - plus - yr vocation , Swayze had institute to living a number of memorable character , includingDirty Dancing ’s Johnny , Ghost ’s Sam andTo Wong Foo , Thanks for Everything , Julie Newmar ’s Vida , all of which earned him Golden Globe nominations . For many , however , his turn as Bodhi inPoint Breakremains his most standout role for a number of reasons , the main being his rank charisma as the bank robber ' loss leader .
The reveal that Bodhi and his work party were behindPoint Break ’s robberies was limit up as a major game twist , as Reeves ' friend forged a close bond with the seemingly just - hearted local surfboarding fable . Even after the truth is finally unveiled and the two be intimate each others ' real identity , Swayze finds a wayto keep Bodhi a likable reference , not intending any ecumenical spite for those around him , unless they cross his track , as was the case with the security guard and off - responsibility police force officer killed in the final bank looting .
While it had been spoofed and joked about since its dismission , Point Breakremains a pretty influential movie in the action genre , as evidenced by theFast & Furiousfranchise ’s achiever , with the original film only swapping out street racing for sufing and banks for cargo trucks . Whether Vin Diesel ’s Dominic Toretto will ever inhabit up to the same magnetic heights as Swayze ’s Bodhi is down to one ’s own preferences , though the former ’s modulation from antihero to hero by all odds shares DNA with the latter . Audiences can look back on Swayze ’s iconic turn asBodhi withPoint Breakstreaming on HBO Max .
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