#Angie dickinson point blank movie

#Angie dickinson point blank movie

Having said that the way Walker sets about getting revenge and we discover the connections between various people is semi-clever and the various betrayals makes for a movie you have to pay attention to despite knowing how it will generally work out.īut then 'Point Blank' is not so much about the story but the interpretation of it which basically means style. What we have is basically the classic story of the double crossed man seeking revenge and will stop at nothing till he achieves it.

Now to be totally honest from a storyline point of view 'Point Blank' is not original. Yost (Keenan Wynn) who is willing to give him information on Reese and Lynne if he helps him get to the organization, Walker sets out to get his money and no one is going to stop him, not the organization or Lynne's sister Chris ( Angie Dickinson - Ocean's Eleven) who seems to be concerned for his safety. But whilst the set up is familiar they way it comes across with an almost cold feel makes it different to your normal revenge movie, it is this coldness, the abrupt editing and a top performance from Lee Marvin which makes 'Point Blank' something both different and special.Ī year after being double crossed by his wife Lynne (Sharon Acker) and Mal Reese (John Vernon) when he is left for dead in a bungled robbery in the deserted Alcatraz, Walker ( Lee Marvin - The Dirty Dozen) has recovered and he is looking for revenge and his $93,000 share of the money. So with that in mind how do I describe 'Point Blank' well firstly it is a genre movie, the anti-hero who having been betrayed is now relentlessly looking for revenge and his $93,000. Now I'm not saying those reviews are wrong because 'Point Blank' has a very specific and interesting style which has gone on to influence other film makers but to the average movie watcher they probably don't mean much. Expressionist and Neo-noir are two of the terms used frighteningly often in reviews of 'Point Blank', I almost feel that they are thrown in because they sound like fancy words someone who understands movies would use.