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Point of No Return

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Remake of:

Nikita (La femme Nikita)

Original title

Point of No Return

Year

1993

Running time

108 min.

Country

United States

Director

John Badham

Screenwriter

Robert Getchell, Alexandra Seros. Original script: Luc Besson

Cast

Music

Hans Zimmer

Cinematography

Michael W. Watkins

Producer

Warner Bros.

Genre

Action. Thriller | Remake

Synopsis

hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistence violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agency official 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so she can be elaborately trained as phantom killer and subdued into obedience. As a cover, she gets a new identity as saleswoman Claudia Anne Doran. And a wonderful house-mate, building super J.P., a broad-minded, gentle photographer. The two fall in love, but that complicates hit jobs. His good influence extends to breeding her a conscience that puts love over business, alas unlike Bob's agency.

Critics' reviews

"The big difference between Luc Besson's 'La Femme Nikita' and this big, slick remake is that this new film has less visual edge and is more sentimental."

Jay Carr: Boston Globe
"'Point of No Return' can't compare to its inspiration, but, for a Hollywood thriller, it's more than adequate."

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then 'Point of No Return,' a soulless, efficiently slavish remake of “La Femme Nikita,” creates a whole new category of homage-paying."

Todd McCarthy: Variety
"It’s not that Robert Getchell’s script is any less crackbrained than Besson’s. This kind of kink just works better with a French accent"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"If Point of No Return is trash, it’s slick, diverting trash"

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"A technically slavish and totally atrocious Hollywood remake."

The Globe and Mail

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Point of No Return

1993

John Badham

5.0

(3,677)