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Actors: Lee Marvin, John Vernon, Angie Dickinson, Carroll O'Conner
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Point Blank |
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A normal guy, Walker, tries to help his friend, Reese, steal some money to buy his way back into a criminal organization. After they get the money, Reese shoots Walker, leaves him for dead and runs off with Walker's wife, his lover.
Walker lives and wants revenge and his half of the money. With the help of a cop he finds his wife, Lynn. She informs him that Reese left her. Later that night she kills herself.
Through an errand boy Walker learns about a member of the organization, a car salesman, John. Walker scares John into giving him the info that Reese has the hots for Lynn's sister, Chris.
Working together, Chris distracts Reese while Walker sneaks into his heavily guarded penthouse. After Reese gives Walker some names they struggle and Reese falls over the balcony to his death.
Walker confronts one of the men, Carter, who agrees to pay him. However, it's a set-up. But instead of Walker being killed the sniper accidentally kills Carter.
Next, Walker sets his sights on the last guy, Brewster, who agrees to help Walker get the money. However, Brewster also gets killed by the sniper who, as it turns out, works for the head of the organization, who turns out to be the cop that's been helping Walker, and in turn, helping himself by letting Walker kill everybody in the organization that he wanted dead.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Point Blank |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- vigilante hunting down criminal(s)
- being chased by crooks who want treasure/$$$$
Criminal enemy is...
- big business/rich guy
If this is a criminal POV story...
- criminals killing each other
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- white
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type
- average (woman)
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a criminal organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
- seeing nude male butt
- sex under blankets
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
Any profanity?
- None
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