There are moments of breathtaking visual creativity, from the not-quite-freeze-frames over the opening credits to a series of confrontational close-ups when things turn violent.
Point Blank
There are two kinds of people in his up-tight world: his victims and his women. And sometimes you can't tell them apart.
1967 · 1h 32m · APPROVED
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
John Boorman
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Point Blank
Overview
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.
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It gets back into the groove of Hollywood thrillers, after the recent glut of spies, counterspies, funny spies, anti-hero spies and spy-spier spies.
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