"Point of No Return" is a remake of the successful French film "La Femme Nikita," by Luc Besson ("The Fifth Element" and "Leon the Professional").
I've seen parts of the original and thought it was really good. I've seen the remake on TV about a million times (I haven't actually sat through it each time) and after viewing it maybe two or three times altogether, I have to say I don't see the "point" (pun intended).
There's no need to remake the original. Especially considering it was so successful overseas and a fairly recent release.
The remake stars Bridget Fonda as a woman who is recruited to be an assassin. Gabriel Byrne is her recruiter. There's no arguing that they have a pretty good cast - Fonda and Byrne are both good actors - but the sole fact remains that a remake was unnecessary, and the strains of the screenplay show. It comes across as an un-daring, half-baked project that is simultaneously redundant and boring.
Catch it on cable; don't spend your money.
I've seen parts of the original and thought it was really good. I've seen the remake on TV about a million times (I haven't actually sat through it each time) and after viewing it maybe two or three times altogether, I have to say I don't see the "point" (pun intended).
There's no need to remake the original. Especially considering it was so successful overseas and a fairly recent release.
The remake stars Bridget Fonda as a woman who is recruited to be an assassin. Gabriel Byrne is her recruiter. There's no arguing that they have a pretty good cast - Fonda and Byrne are both good actors - but the sole fact remains that a remake was unnecessary, and the strains of the screenplay show. It comes across as an un-daring, half-baked project that is simultaneously redundant and boring.
Catch it on cable; don't spend your money.