BEFORE: So much has been written about this film - including several episodes of "Mythbusters" about the impossibilities of its stunt sequences. That's all I really know about the film, but I will judge for myself...
THE PLOT: An FBI agent goes undercover to catch a gang of bank robbers who may be surfers.
AFTER: Action-packed but very, very improbable. Where do I start?
First off, someone who played quarterback in a Rose Bowl game would probably be of no use as an undercover FBI agent, which is confirmed by the fact that Bodhi (Patrick Swayze) recognizes him BY NAME during their first meeting!
Next, we're led to believe that a gang of surfers would also rob banks, for the adrenaline rush, and presumably to finance their "endless summer" surfing trips around the world.
But what can I say about a pair of FBI agents who witness a bank robbery, pursue the robbers in a car, and never call it in or ask for backup? Also, if said FBI agents knew that a particular bank would be robbed on a particular day, don't you think maybe they should, like, TELL someone? Or how about increase security at the bank?
And let's not even talk about the stupidity of jumping out of a plane without a parachute, on purpose. Great plan - or is that more like half a plan?
The list of improbables and impossibles is a mile long - but adrenaline junkies probably eat this all up and don't care. It kept me entertained until the end, though...
With Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey and John C. McGinley as FBI agents, James LeGros and Lee "Beecher" Tergesen as part of the surf gang, and Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers as a member of another surf gang...
RATING: 6 out of 10 exploding dye-packs
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