Modern Action Movies Have Lost Their Soul, and Hollywood Can Find It in Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves' 'Point Break'
Despite all its action, 'Point Break' relies on a blossoming, almost-romantic relationship between Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves to power its story.
Action films of the late '80s and early '90s are nothing short of iconic. From Die Hard to Top Gun toLethal Weapon, the genre offered up a variety of masculine heroes presenting a kind of Übermensch Americana to audiences. These protagonists were not immune to conflict or tragedy and were no strangers to romantic love, but, in the haze of their machismo, they lacked true sensitivity. Enter Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 cult classic Point Break.
