Point Blank

Lee Marvin   d/ John Boorman

Sharply done revenge action/thriller. Marvin is perfectly cast as an extraordinarily savvy, non-communicative anti-hero. He is completely believable as he engineers a vendetta against a shadowy group called the 'organization' which he feels stole money from him which he had stolen from someone else.

Outstanding direction from the opening scene on. One pivotal scene early on features Marvin completely silent and non-responsive while Angie Dickinson prattles on revealing much of the plot to the audience. Audacious direction which worked.

Needless to say the action sequences were spot on. This film received much praise upon release (1968) and it was good to see it was well deserved.

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