The Point Men (2001)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

John Glen

Writers (WGA):

Steven Hartov (novel)
Ripley Highsmith (screenplay)

Release Date:

7 September 2001 (Spain)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

It takes one to kill one.

Plot Keywords:

Luxembourg | Terrorism | Motorcycle | Middle East | Mossad

Cast

Christopher Lambert	...	Tony Eckhardt
Kerry Fox	...	Maddy Hope
Vincent Regan	...	Amar Kamil
Cal Macaninch	...	Horst
Nicolas de Pruyssenaere	...	Peter Hauser
Donald Sumpter	...	Benni Baum
Maryam d'Abo	...	Francie Koln
Oliver Haden	...	George Masoud
Hendrick Haese	...	Rainer Luckman
William Armstrong	...	Harry Weber
Martin Siegel	...	Gen. Ben-Zion
Marco Maes	...	Nabil
Patrick Hastert	...	Thomas Skorzeny
Lisa van Laarhoven	...	Blond
Guido Molinaro	...	Bavarian

Also Known As:

Point Men (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

Argentina:100 min | Russia:88 min | USA:90 min (DVD)

Country:

UK | France | Luxembourg

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | France:-12 | Germany:16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Company:

Carousel Picture Company, The

Movie Connections:

References Tirez sur le pianiste (1960)

Soundtrack:

Shalom

great idea, poor result!

I have seen most of Christopher Lamberts movies. I have several favourites like "Highlander 1-3" (of course, Resurrection, Fortress and "The Hunted". I think that "Fortress 2" wasn´t that good, so I really was looking forward to this movie. Lambert plays the agent Tony from Israel(!), he is hunting a terrorist with his group. They kill a guy, who they think is the terrorist but Tony is sure that they have killed the wrong dude. One by one the terrorist (with his new plasticsurgery-face) kills Tonys groupmembers. It´s easy to understand what will happen next. The filming is like they have made the film with a handycam. It is very low-budget-style when they have their carchase in the beginning of the film. Lamberts performance is very solid and I really hope that he will find a better script, because the other film he has made this year also became a sad story for us Lambert-fans. We want you back in the parts that made you the one you are today. Like in "Knight moves", "The Hunted" or "resurrection". It doesnt have to be a fantastic story like in "Beowulf" or "Mortal Kombat" but something that you can understand and still is very exciting. I can not say other than that this movie was a cheap try to make a political thriller. 4 / 10