Point Blank

Name: Point Blank
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: July 29, 2011
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 75

2011

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: July 29, 2011 | R

Summary: Samuel is a happily married nurse working in a Paris hospital. When his very pregnant wife is kidnapped before his eyes, everything falls apart. After being knocked unconscious, he comes to and his cell phone rings: he has three hours to get Sartet, a man under police surveillance, out of the hospital. Shot on location in wide lens, PointSamuel is a happily married nurse working in a Paris hospital. When his very pregnant wife is kidnapped before his eyes, everything falls apart. After being knocked unconscious, he comes to and his cell phone rings: he has three hours to get Sartet, a man under police surveillance, out of the hospital. Shot on location in wide lens, Point Blank is an exhilarating non-stop ride through Paris’ streets, subways, hospitals, warehouses, and police stations, as Samuel quickly finds himself pitted against rival gangsters and trigger-happy police in a deadly race to save the lives of his wife and unborn child. [Magnolia Pictures]… Expand

Director: Fred Cavayé

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 84 min

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Mick LaSalle

Aug 11, 2011

This one is dazzling. Read full review

Steven Rea

Aug 4, 2011

A breakneck French thriller, Point Blank is so ridiculously successful at keeping its momentum going - and keeping the audience tense with suspense - that it's likely to leave you with your heart pounding, gasping for breath. Read full review

Andrea Gronvall

Aug 11, 2011

Finely calibrated French neonoir. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

Sep 1, 2011

Point Blank is as disposable as a feature-length episode of TV's 24: The movie is all adrenaline and excitement, and it doesn't really stay with you. Just try to tear your eyes away while you're watching it, though. Read full review

Kirk Honeycutt

Jul 27, 2011

A high-wire act that almost slips as it edges perilously closer and closer to the edge of improbability. But it never does. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Sep 1, 2011

Point Blank passes enjoyably, relentlessly, and determinedly to the moment of its final gasp. Read full review

Nick Schager

Jul 24, 2011

Fred Cavayé shoots his action with both vigorous propulsion and visual lucidity. Unfortunately, however, his story's revelations, all of which are related to a recent corporate bigwig's assassination, arrive at least two-to-three scenes after they've already become obvious. Read full review

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KnowNothing

May 29, 2013

Point Blank does not disappoint. I gave it a score of 10. Not because it was one of the best films I've ever seen, but because it entertained, it thrilled, and it surprised. Why bother dissecting a film that leaves you feeling that way?

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Alohaboy

Jan 2, 2021

"Point Blank" is loads of fun, if not exceptionally clever or original. It sticks you to your armchair from the beginning to the end, action after action, you just forget your regular fridge visit while watching.