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Point Blank (1967)

Rate: 6
Viewed: 6/14

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6/14: Deliverance was great, but John Boorman couldn't direct.

That much is evident in Point Blank and more cogently so in Exorcist II: The Heretic. The reason why the neo-noir picture gets '6' from me is Lee Marvin. He's captivating and embodies the word "cool."

With the exception of Cat Ballou, any action film with a lot of Lee Marvin is always worth watching. He steals the show in every scene. The funniest is when the wind was blowing against Lee Marvin's hair as he blasted away at the bed repeatedly like a schoolboy amateur. There must be a blow-up poster of this image along with the title The Lee Marvin Experience.

All the kidding aside, the rest of the film is a dud, but Henry Berman's editing is great which is coupled by Philip Lathrop's strong cinematography. On top of the bland cast, the inclusion of Angie Dickinson is redundant considering the fact that she was in the remake of The Killers with Lee Marvin. The last fifteen minutes is what killed the film for good by showing too much style over substance.

All in all, Point Blank is worth watching for Lee Marvin's fans, but the direction needs a lot of work.