Boiling Point Movie
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He's a cop who reached the Boiling Point
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; but when Ronnie kills an undercover secret service agent, his partner Jimmy Mercer vows revenge and is given one week to catch the killers before being transferred.
| Wesley Snipes | Jimmy Mercer |
| Dennis Hopper | Rudolph 'Red' Diamond |
| Lolita Davidovich | Vikki Dunbar |
| Viggo Mortensen | Ronnie |
| Seymour Cassel | Virgil Leach |
| Jonathan Banks | Max Waxman |
| Christine Elise | Carol |
| Tony Lo Bianco | Tony Dio |
| Valerie Perrine | Mona |
| James Tolkan | Levitt |
| Paul Gleason | Transaction Man |
| Lorraine Evanoff | Connie |
| Stephanie Williams | Sally Mercer |
| Tobin Bell | Roth |
| Bobby Hosea | Steve |
| James B. Harris |
4.80 out of 10 (1999 votes)
Visitor Reviews
A really good actioner with lots of old time faces.
posted on 17 Mar 2008My first time seeing Viggo Mortensen. What a really good supporting actor he is. (And has turned out to be) Dan Hedaya provides the steady foil for Snipes and Seymour Cassel does his character with panache. A movie I have seen time and time again and have never tired of.
Don't Expect an Action Movie
posted on 25 Dec 2007I got this thinking it would be standard Wesley Snipes action fare. I mean, that's what the cover makes it out to be. Boy, was I wrong. I saw this movie at least 5 years ago and the fact I'm writing this review now should be a testament to how mindnumbingly awful I thought it was. Wesley Snipes spends the movie trying to track down Dennis Hopper (and maybe some other crooks). However, there is almost no action to speak of.
The only scene I remember having even a hint of bloodshed was a parking lot shoot-out scene where some baddie shoots to guys with a shot gun. I seem to recall this being the only violence in the movie. While I realize that a movie doesn't have to have a high body count to be good, when I rent a film that is packaged as an action film I expect a little violence.
Another thing I recall was that Dennis Hopper seemed to be almost removed from the rest of the plot. He spent most of his time dancing with his girlfriend (lots of dancing) and never really came off as villain.
I realize that some people may like this movie and that's fine. However, anyone who hasn't seen the movie should be warned that this is a police drama and not one of those cop gets fed up with crime and decides to go after the criminals with extreme prejudice. Also, for those looking for a drama, be warned, there are almost certainly better ones out there. You've been warned.
BO-ring
posted on 25 Oct 2007When I rented a Snipes film I expected lots of martial-arts type action. This didn't have any action except jaw flapping. Whoever thought just having a dynamic actor in a movie was all it needed was wrong; but it DID gross $10 million...so I guess we're the losers. I should have known: between this & "Ticker" having Dennis Hopper in a movie is the "kiss of dearth" as far as entertainment value. The lamest part is where Hopper's character promises his (waitress?) girlfriend to take her dancing when it's all over. This was so awfully maudlin that I remember it better than anything else about the movie. What else is there to say? Why do I have to write TEN lines to say why I didn't like the movie???
enjoyable
posted on 23 Aug 2007When I first saw the cover of this movie in video stores I thought it would be just a regular action movie, but then I read a few reviews and of it and they all talked about how it focuses more on talking than action, and that was a good thing to do. Don't go in to this movie thinking its a regular shoot 'em up action film, even the cover shows it as one. But even so it's an enjoyable crime thriller and it was never boring, and the few action scene's there were were good. 3.5/5.
A slow, touching action movie.
posted on 17 Aug 2007This movie might be considered rather slow, but that is also something that makes it special. Some of the scenes are well mixed, and the characters are quite believable, except for some of the cops, perhaps, that are too lenient. Because of the believable characters, this movie is also quite touching, since it is impossible that it will have a happy end for everyone.
Standard cop thriller with tension, thrills, and violence
posted on 02 Aug 2007The film begins with Red Diamond, an ex-con(Dennis Hooper),recently freed from jail . He along with Ronnie(Viggo Mortensen), his pal from prison, undergo a new business, an operation about money forgery. But the issue go wrong and Ronnie murders an undercover agent. His partner a two-fisted named Jimmy Mercer(Wesley Snipes) together with another policemen(Dan Hedaya) swear discover the killer. Meanwhile, Red Diamond deals with mobster(Tony Lo Bianco) whom he owes some money. The story continues the trail some people after another attempting to get close over tracks of Red and Ronnie and there relationships with girlfriends(Valerie Perrine, Christine Elise) and lovers(Lolita Davidovich).The picture contains action, suspense, several shootouts, bloody killings and lots of violence. It's exciting and tense, at time no too much interesting cop thriller. The story is plenty of firepower, intrigue, action packed and good performances. Wesley Snipes is fine as tough cop and excellent Dennis Hooper as likable delinquent and Viggo Mortensen as cold killer.Magnificent secondary cast with a plethora of known actors, such as Seymour Cassel, Tony Lo Bianco,James Tolkan, Jonathan Banks, Paul Gleason, among others. Atmospheric musical score made by means of synthesizer and fitting to action by John DÁndrea and Cory Lerios. The motion picture is written and directed by James B Harris. He's a notorious producer, he produced Stanley Kubrick's three awesome films(The killing, Paths of glory and Lolita)and occasionally director of thrillers(Cop, Fast walking)and another genres(Bedford incident). Rating : Acceptable and passable. The movie will like to Wesley Snipes fans and thriller buffs.
OK action movie
posted on 03 Feb 2007This movie was OK way better then i thought it would be but the movie still has some flaws and the movies about 2 men who just got released from jail and kill an undercover cop and his partner has a week to find them before he is transferred.The film has an all star cast full of actors and actress like The great Dennis Hopper from the great movie Rivers Edge,Wesley Snipes from the movie Blade,Lolita Davidovich,Viggo Mortensen,Seymour Cassel and Christine Elise.This film is worth the rental prise but save your money and do not buy this film unless u are a fan of Dennis Hopper or Wesley Snipes and over all this film was entertaining with some boring scenes and my rating is 5 out of ten.
Even with Snipes and Hopper Boiling Point is a flop!
posted on 09 Nov 2006Even Wesley Snipes and Dennis Hopper can't save a movie with a weak script and storyline. Boiling Point offers viewers the worst performances of these two fine actors careers. This movies absolutely stinks. And thats putting it mildly. I give this movie one star only because zero stars wasn't given as an option.
average cop film
posted on 04 Aug 2006Everything about the movie screams "average". i believe that the only reason the film manages to stay average and doesn't dip into "sub-par" is because of the cast.Snipes isn't intense enough, and you never really feel his emotions that he REALLY wants to get "the bad guys". Hopper doesn't seem evil enough to be a bad guy. Hopper's sidekick in the film is the most "evil", and even he isn't really THAT much of a bad guy, but is more or less duped into doing Hopper's work for him.The film is a typical revenger flick. Snipe's partner in the force is killed and Snipes of course trys to bring whoever did it down. There's no intensity though, as the film moves slowly and there really isn't much action.The plot twists aren't here...as there aren't any. this is a typical bare bones cop movie, but without any gun play or raw emotions to make it any more exciting than the usual fair. The big name cast saves this flick...saves it from being horrible, and makes it only average and watchable, but nothing more.RATING: 4.5/10
212 degrees is the Boiling Point. This movie hovers at about 194...
posted on 27 Feb 2006Boiling Point (1993) Like the title says, more like Simmering Point. Wesley Snipes and Dennis Hopper star in this cop thriller, and they're up to the game as always. But the script never really takes off, and it leaves this movie at best mediocre. Snipes is the Federal agent in pursuit of killer Hopper and his partner, but everybody spends more time shmoozing with their respective girlfriends than they do with the action scenes. It's really too bad, because Snipes has the stuff to be a Big Time Action Hero; he's just got to pick better scripts than this or Passenger 57. The movie gets a big boost from Hopper, whose energy just draws you in whenever he is on screen. It just has no direction in this case, so this one is merely okay. Great supporting cast though: Lolita Davidovich (Raising Cain), Viggo Mortensen (Lord of the Rings), James Tolkan (Back to the Future 1-3), Paul Gleason (The Breakfast Club) Seymour Cassel (Dick Tracy), Tobin Bell (Saws 1-Infinity), Jonathan Banks (Beverly Hills Cop), and Dan Hedaya (Fair Game).
Boiling Point lukewarm, at best
posted on 15 Feb 2006'Boiling Point' has the right ingredients. Its dueling leads Wesley Snipes and Dennis Hopper both have reputations for cinematic intensity. And Lolita Davidovitch is sultry enough as Snipes's shady-lady love interest. But for some reason, the ingredients don't blend well enough to 'boil', and Boiling Point instead barely rises to tepid entertainment. Perhaps it is because Boiling Point really lacks enough overall script development to elevate it to big screen status. For one thing, it takes too long for Snipes to catch the villians, thus hampering the pace with needless sting operations, backroom deals, informants, and the like. Secondly, as the heavy Dennis Hopper isn't nearly as ruthless as his thug partner Viggo Mortensen. In fact, Hopper comes off as misguided at worst! Nevertheless, the L.A. scenery is a plus, as is the costuming. Both manage to keep Boiling Point watchable. But when it all boils down, Boiling Point is lukewarm, at best.
Don't go into this looking for Blade or Rising Sun
posted on 09 Feb 2006This is not a fast paced movie. It does have an interesting story of a cop tracking down the murderer of his partner. Well paced and good performances by Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper, Viggo Mortenesen, Seymour Cassel, and the rest the cast. The settings are good and the music is decent. I hadn't seen this in years but I bought it thinking it was a murder mystery. I wasn't quite right but it was certainly worth seeing.
very good film, wisely directed and very well interpreted
posted on 02 Feb 2006The good and evil are presented as the two faces of the same coin, just notice the bad guys and the policeman crossing their paths from the very beginning. The sense of justice and comradeship is carried out by the policemen up to the last consecuencies. All the characters are draw with a few but deep brushstrokes. One can't but feel pitiful for the destiny, in same cases dull, that each of the protagonists carve out for themselves. Life in this film is presented in a crude way but also considering the profoundest and better feelings of each of the figures. Of course there is more that is worth to be seen and all of it enveloped by a much appropriate and wonderful song as well as filmed with agility.
Good Movie
posted on 04 Nov 2005I thought it was a very good movie that was based on a good story with only a few improbable points to it, such as both main characters having a week deadline to find each other.I also thought that the gangster who was owed money would be more likely to give a guy fresh out of prison more time and hence more likelihood of a successful con to get him money. The viciousness of the deadline did not seem to serve the greed that should have been the main motivation of the gangster who was owed 50 thousand. If he had the money and wasn't paying up then the viciousness would have served a purpose.Other than that small plot point I thought Dennis Hopper was brilliant and the relationship between him and the murdering thief kept me on the edge of my seat as I thought that at any moment the hit-man would find out he was being used or conned. But Dennis Hopper laid down a sweet story each time.Leslie Snipes did a fine job as a Cop. And I liked the Duo he had with his partner of ex Cheers Fame.
Not bad
posted on 18 Mar 2005I liked this movie, it had a lot of action and even a little comedy.Denis Hopper plays the bad guy of course like usual but the movie focuses on what his character is going through and I sort of worried about what was going to become of him.Wesley Snipes was the "good guy" but while watching the movie I got so annoyed with his character{one of the many characters hes played that all look exactly the same with the same personality and dull face expressions} i wanted to shoot him myself. So il give this movie a 7 out of 10 but without the help of Denis hopper the movie would only get about a 3. Also look for Viggo Mortensen{who played Aragorn in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy} as Denis hoppers slightly phycotic partner.
Well Acted, but Missing Something...
posted on 11 Apr 2009SPOILERS!Boiling Point is certainly well acted. Snipes is in top form, as is the always smarmy Hopper. Lolita Davidovich is similarly effective as the sort of female lead. But ultimately this seems to be missing something. The ending is unfulfilling...all movie long we wait for a showdown, verbal or physical between Hopper and Snipes, we get neither! But all and all enjoyable early 90s action/drama.