Point Break

Point Break

A series of spectacular robberies swept across the world, threatening the balance of financial markets. Criminals are fond of extreme sports, and every job they do is a game with death. The FBI is beginning to take appropriate steps. A former motocross legend, Johnny Yuta, becomes an agent and is assigned the task of infiltrating a group of athletes suspected of involvement in a series of shocking robberies. But everything is not so simple, because first you have to win the trust of these people. Johnny has to share their lifestyle, snowboarding, surfing, skydiving and rock climbing without insurance. He needs to complete a dangerous task and at the same time stay alive. Read more "On the Crest of the Wave" is a remake of the 1991 film of the same name, starring Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves. The director was Erikson Kor, better known for his cinematography. He worked on Brian Helgeland's action film "Retribution" with Mel Gibson, the first part of "The Fast and the Furious" and others. Gerard Butler was originally considered for the role of Bodhi, played by Swayze. But due to problems with the shooting schedule, he was forced to leave the project. Tom Hardy, Colin Farrell, Hugh Jackman, Chris Hemsworth and Garrett Hedlund were considered before Butler was replaced by Edgar Ramirez. Although the action of the movie "On the Crest of the Wave" takes place over the course of about a month, the shooting lasted about a year. 10 countries on four continents became the venues. The creators of the picture tried to use the natural environment as much as possible instead of computer graphics. Kurt Wimmer, one of the film's screenwriters, has many good projects to his credit. It is worth mentioning the fantastic action film "Equilibrium" with Christian Bale, "The Recruit" with Al Pacino, "Kings of the Streets" by David Ayer, "Law Abiding Citizen" with Gerard Butler, etc.