The plot of “Point Break” ostensibly pits these two fairly males in opposition to each other, however the script — and their performances — at occasions makes the story really feel extra like a craving near-romance than a rivalry. Reeves performs Johnny Utah, a soccer player-turned-FBI agent tasked with searching down a gang of financial institution robbers known as the Ex-Presidents. The Presidents develop into led by Swayze’s Bodhi, a surfer with a charming life philosophy and a love for high-octane thrills. Johnny goes undercover, embedding himself in Bodhi’s crew, and the 2 males spend a lot of the film circling each other with intense curiosity, every mesmerized by the opposite’s projected persona.
Johnny and Bodhi seemingly weren’t written as queer characters, however Reeves and Swayze pull towards each other like magnets, and the film crackles with improbable potential power due to it. W. Peter Iliff’s screenplay additionally contains loads of moments that play with our expectations for an ostensibly heterosexual story — like a shared love curiosity with a boy’s title (Tyler, performed by Lori Petty) and a boyish haircut that makes her straightforward to mistake for Reeves in key pictures. All of this makes the plotline of “Point Break,” which is outlandish on paper, work flawlessly on display screen. Johnny inevitably finds himself questioning his dedication to the Bureau’s mission, thanks partially to the standing quo-bucking freedom he is discovered on the waves — and in Bodhi’s inside circle.