An average movie

It has been a while since I saw this flick so I thought it was time to give it a 2nd chance. Even though it is not really great in my opinion, it still managed somehow to become a cult classic and there is definitely something quite intriguing about the damned thing. Indeed, on paper, the idea of combining some surfer/hippy ideology with some bank robberies sounded really silly but, somehow, there was something quite mesmerizing about it. First of all, it was thanks to Kathryn Bigelow’s slick directing style. She managed to make the whole thing quite entertaining and she made also some very neat surfing footage. Furthermore, I was actually quite impressed as well by Patrick Swayze who gave here, in my opinion, the best performance of his career. Indeed, he did look the part and he really nailed his character who was half-guru, half-Clyde Barrow and whereas the character could have been a ridiculous caricature or over the top, there was really something interesting going on with this guy and it was above all thanks to Swayze. Eventually, the major weakest point in this flick was Keanu Reeves in my opinion. I mean, he looked exactly right, the character was actually rather well written but, damned, his delivery and performance in general was just awful. Seriously, it was so wooden, it was borderline pathetic. To conclude, even though I’m not a huge fan, it is still a solid flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10