53
Metascore
27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 78Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovBadham, however, keeps the whole thing up and running expertly -- it's interesting to note, also, that this Americanized version contains far more big-bang explosions and an elevated body-count than the French source material. Big deal. In a story as well done as this, a few extra bullet-hits only add to the delightful mayhem.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIf I didn't feel the same degree of involvement with Point of No Return that I did with "La Femme Nikita," it may be because the two movies are so similar in plot, look and feel. I had deja vu all through the movie.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIf Point of No Return is trash, it’s slick, diverting trash.
- 60The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinOnce the story settles down to wondering whether Maggie/Claudia can find happiness in romantic love, it becomes noticeably less interesting. Ms. Fonda sometimes verges on the mechanical in mouthing her character's nobler sentiments (the film also relies heavily on Nina Simone records to express its heroine's feelings), but that is to be expected. At heart, this woman is little more than a laboratory specimen with great legs, so it's miraculous to find an actress breathing life into her at all.
- 60VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyIf imitation is the highest form of flattery, then “Point of No Return,” a soulless, efficiently slavish remake of “La Femme Nikita,” creates a whole new category of homage-paying.
- 60Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversIt’s not that Robert Getchell’s script is any less crackbrained than Besson’s. This kind of kink just works better with a French accent.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranNot good enough to be remembered past next week, not bad enough to get worked up about, “Point” is a factory product pure and simple, something to throw onto the screen until the next something comes along.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazinePOINT OF NO RETURN remains entertaining, mainly thanks to Fonda. One of the sleekest and smartest of the young stars of the 90s, she makes a highly watchable action hero in a genre usually dominated by muscle-bound men.
- 50Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonThe slick, Hollywood repaint that director John Badham gives it is actually an improvement, even if a heartless one.
- 40Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonScreenwriter Robert Getchell and director John Badham (whose resume includes the fallen "Bird on a Wire") wouldn't know a believable moment if it hit them. Fonda's transformation to lethal weapon, her affair with Mulroney and the implied romance with Byrne are all lukewarm, lazily outlined conceits. There have been deeper human relationships in TV commercials.