Point Blank

1967

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

22
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 92% · 39 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 84% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 23100 23.1K

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Plot summary

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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June 21, 2014 at 05:28 AM

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Lauren Bacall as Herself - Actress in Film Clip from 'The Cobweb'
Sid Haig as 1st Penthouse Lobby Guard
Lee Marvin as Walker
1080p.BLU
1.44 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
Seeds 24

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ma-cortes 7 / 10

Tense thriller revolves around a man double-crossed by his colleague and wife seeking only share the loot

Interesting though strange picture plenty of flashbacks , slow-moving and a difficult pace . Being based on the book "Hunter" by Donald E. Westlake or Richard Stark and rightly adapted by Alexander Jacobs , David Newhouse and Rafe Newhouse . After being double-crossed by his partner (John Vernon) and left for dead by unfaithful wife , a mysterious man named Walker (Lee Marvin) single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him and he seeks reckoning with a strange Organization (Lloyd Bochner, Carroll O'Connor) , a crime syndicate to which he belongs that takes on all comers . He is betrayed and becomes determined to exact vendetta on his betrayer , no matter how great the odds . There are two kinds of people in his up-tight world : his victims and his women. And sometimes you can't tell them apart .

Noir film dealing with a complex intrigue that contains action , thrills , suspense , violence and high body count : 8 . Violent story grows more exciting with each new plot twist . Main cast is frankly magnificent such as a sensational Lee Marvin , a gorgeous Angie Dickinson and the nasty John Vernon . Lee Marvin was Boorman's favorite actor , he told : ¨I learned more from Lee about filmmaking than from anyone , he has this incredible economy and brilliant camera technique ; most actors are completely spastic when it comes to moving properly, but Lee has the economy and quickness¨ . Excellent support cast such as Lloyd Bochner , Keenan Wynn , Michael Strong , James Sikking and special mention to Carroll O'Connor . Colorful as well as evocative cinematography by good director of photography Philip H. Lathrop , being filmed on location , as this was the first major picture to film on location at Alcatraz Island after the closure of the federal prison in 1963 . Imaginative and haunting score by Johnny Mandel . ¨Point Blank¨ and its taut remake Payback (1999) by Brian Helgeland with Mel Gibson,Gregg Henry , Deborah Kara Unger , David Paymer , Bill Duke are both based on the book "Hunter" by Richard Stark or Donald Westlake . The picture was ignored during its premiere but now regarded as one of the best films of the 60s .

The motion picture was well directed by John Boorman . He's a real professional filmmaking from the 6os , though sparsely scattered and giving various classics . John started as an assistant direction and his friendship with Lee Marvin allowed him to work in Hollywood as ¨Point Blank¨ (1967) and ¨Hell in the Pacific¨ (1968) from where he returned to the UK and directed ¨Leo¨ (1970) , a rare Sci-Fi titled ¨Zardoz¨ (1974) or the ¨failure Exorcist II¨ (1977). His films are without exception among the most exciting visually in the modern cinema . He became famous for Excalibur (1981), the best of them , ¨Emerald forest¨ (1985) with a ecologist denounce included and his autobiographic story ¨Hope and Glory¨ (1987) and which brought him another Academy Award Nomination after ¨Deliverance¨ . ¨Point blank¨ rating : Better than average . Wholesome watching .

Reviewed by bkoganbing 6 / 10

Shooting The Telephone

Back in the theater where I first saw Point Blank, the film became known for down to this day as the film where Lee Marvin, shot the telephone. It was a very destructive thing to do, but as Carroll O'Connor says in the film, Marvin is a very destructive man.

Marvin's a professional hit man who took a large contract with a partner and friend John Vernon, however Vernon has some heavy debts and he steals Marvin's end of the fee. It amounts to $93,000.00, a really heavy sum back in 1967.

Marvin don't want to hear excuses he wants his money and goes up the organized crime chain of command to get it, aided and abetted by the mysterious Keenan Wynn who has his own agenda.

Angie Dickinson is on hand to lend Marvin some moral support and she's very helpful indeed in getting to the protected John Vernon.

The one thing I notice about Point Blank is that Marvin, professional hit man that he is and no doubt tough guy, does not really kill all that many people in the film. But the bodies do keep dropping all around him.

A lot of people seem to think Point Blank is some great piece of cinematic art. I don't think so, but it's still entertaining enough, especially for Lee Marvin's fans.

Reviewed by MartinHafer 7 / 10

Exceptional film marred by kooky direction and editing

After watching the first 15 minutes of this film, I was ready to turn it off and see something else. I am very glad I stuck with it, but still don't understand why the beginning of the film was handled in such a confusing and over-the-top manner. Instead of telling a straight story, the film bounces back and forth from the distant past to the past to the present and frankly this all seemed overdone and made my head hurt! However, despite this apparent attempt to be "artsy", the plot was so good and the performances so cold that the film couldn't help but be good.

Lee Marvin is a man who was shot and left for dead by his best friend, played by John Vernon. To make things worse, Marvin's wife stood by and did nothing to stop it and, in fact, went on to marry Vernon! Exactly how Marvin survived and where he spent the next two years were never really explored--he just shows up two years later looking to not only kill Vernon but to get the $93,000 stolen from him. And, when Vernon doesn't pay him back, Marvin goes up the chain of command in the mob to make sure SOMEONE pays him back! It's really interesting how the film lacked context but still was highly engaging. I think a lot of this was the intensity of the action and the ironic twists and turns throughout the film--it was very well-written and acted. Also, despite being a pretty violent film, the film didn't go so far as to alienate the average adult viewer and all the violence did help to convey the story. This is a very creative and unusual film that is a good choice for someone wanting something different.

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