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When you're a kid, pretty much any film or TV show is good. If it's bright and loud you're in it to win it. Gradually over time you develop taste. No longer is everything awesome. Some things suck. This happened for me somewhere between The Lion King and Pocahontas. It's a sad time but as they say: All things must pass. Even worse is when you return to something you liked as a child, only to find out it no longer speaks to you. Point Break is not one of those experiences. As dumb as the idea of bank robbing surfers is, I am 100% on...board. Kathryn Bigelow directed the shit out of this movie! And as much as I love Zero Dark Thirty and The Hurt Locker, this film might be the greater display of directorial prowess. On top of ably directing some truly astounding action sequences, Bigelow also somehow manages to make you to ignore Keanu Reeves' ludicrous line readings. Any filmmaker who can get an audience to accept a line like, "You're saying the FBI's gonna teach me to surf?" truly has the gift.
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