Point Blank

Original title: À bout portant

2010
R
1h 24m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

15K

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Action Crime Drama Thriller

Samuel, a male nurse, saves the life of a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's wife hostage and force him to spring their boss.Samuel, a male nurse, saves the life of a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's wife hostage and force him to spring their boss.Samuel, a male nurse, saves the life of a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's wife hostage and force him to spring their boss.

Director
- Fred Cavayé
Writers
- Fred Cavayé
- Guillaume Lemans
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

15K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Fred Cavayé
Writers
- Fred Cavayé
- Guillaume Lemans
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

Videos1

Trailer 2:18

Bande-annonce [OV]

Photos10

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Storyline

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Trivia
Joe Lynch shot a remake of this French movie in 2019 "Point Blank", starring Anthony Mackie and Frank Grillo.

Goofs
When Samuel tries to wake up Hugo, in a shot across the corridor in the renovated hospital floor, a face can be seen on the left behind a door, looking down and talking. (around 19'30")

Crazy credits
In the closing credits, opera singer Renee Fleming's name is misspelled as "Flemming."

Connections
References Diva (1981)

Soundtracks
Ebben? Ne andrò lontana
(Alfredo Catalani)
Extraits de "La Wally"
Sung by Renée Fleming (as Renee Flemming) & Orchestra of Welsh National Opera (as The Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera) (Direction: Gareth Jones)
(P) 2003 Decca Music Group Ltd
Avec l'autorisation d'Universal Music Vision

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Featured review

7/10

punchy, French, action based film that was quite good

This was a punchy, French, action based film that was quite good, but with more developed characters, could have been brilliant.

Point Blank is well paced, dramatic, entertaining and I suppose most importantly believable. A criminal escapes murder, whilst in hospital, and forces his nurse to team up with him, as he avoids the police and his killers. The reluctant nurse aids the gangster, with his kidnapped pregnant wife held captive, to escape what is a corrupt police unit. To say any more would almost spoil the plot.

PB is ambitious, true to the action-chase genre and boasts some nice French cinema, and culture elements (especially visually), but ultimately comes up short of anything other than just plain good. A refreshing spin on this sort of thing, providing a decent afternoon's viewing.