There's good visuals in this unnecessary Point Break remake but they are some how blah without Kathryn Bigelow's direction or the under-rated work by Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze.
The acting isn't horrible but no one truly stands out. Keanu Reeves has gotten a lot of crap for being wooden or one dimensional. But there was something likeable and even vulnerable about his Johnny Utah. While he is more lively than Luke Bracey is in this film.
The Utah here is an extremist from the start who even lost a good friend doing an extreme and dumb stunt. So I never felt as if I was watching him sucked into a world totally new to him.
I will also point out that absolutely no one could replace how awesome the late Patrick Swayze was as Brody. For someone who before that mostly just played the likeable pretty boy; he was a great villain. Definitely was his best role.
Utah's love interest here isn't as appealing or stand out as Lori Petty was either. While Ray Wintstone is a fine actor he gets less to do than Gary Busey did in the original as Utah's partner.
In a way I am happy this was made since it shows how under-rated and well made the original film really was. It definitely makes you miss the original cast who all stood out more than this one.