Written by
Smitha Joseph
Review for the film "
Crossing Point"
Runtime:
01 Hour 32 Minutes
CAST & CREW
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Crossing Point is an action thriller film directed by Daniel Zirilli, and written by Paul Dominic, Shawn Lock, and Daniel Zirilli. The cast has Shawn Lock as Michael, Paulina Gaitan as Lucille, Tom Sizemore plays Pedro,
Jacob Vargas
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plays Jesus, Maria Gabriela de Faria plays Olivia, Rudy Youngblood plays Mateo,
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plays Decker, Burton Perez plays Andress, Damon Whitaker as DEA Tech, and Bryan McGowan as Josh.
Plot
Michael and Olivia are relaxing in Baja, Mexico, when all of a sudden, their vacation turns into a nightmare. One evening, a cruel cartel kidnaps Olivia before the stunned Michael. A cartel enforcer tells him the only way to get her back alive is to smuggle a mysterious package across the U.S.-Mexico border--within 24 hours. In dire straits, with no option left, Michael agrees. While on his mission, he soon realizes he is being watched--not just by the cartel but also by law enforcement and rival criminals. The tension builds higher step by step while the line between surviving and failing becomes thin. The only person he can count on is Detective Jesus, who looks to have his agenda in the time running out. With precious time slipping away, Michael is approaching the border when he stumbles upon a shocking discovery concerning the parcel, changing everything he ever knew into something entirely different. Will he accomplish his mission and save Olivia, or is he just another expendable piece on a deadly chessboard?
Star Performance
This film is a spine-chilling, fast-paced thriller with influential performances and tense direction. Shawn Lock is Michael here-an embodiment of desperation and determination, convincingly; Jacob Vargas and Rudy Youngblood inject their roles as menacing cartel enforcers with intensity. Tom Sizemore breathes life into his role as the detective, layering the character with complexity. Director Daniel Zirilli assembles high tension through well-paced narration and razor-sharp action sequences. The cinematography ably captures Baja's gritty underbelly; that defined suspense in the film. Albeit using some clichГ©d plot mechanisms in a thriller, it is nonetheless an involving but shallow film. Crossing Point is a film full of action and high speed but nothing more.
Analysis
Crossing Point: With the underwhelming climax-exculpating entry of its yet another posse of strong characters, the DVD could not quite work. A straight action was thrown in for good measure: a short, Mayans-style breakdown of events, a layered, hidden plot, and violence from beginning to end, all to save the life of a kidnapped undercover agent. Direction is around during the whole pay-off point of the film, heightening tension to ensue at almost every moment. Lock is effectively on-the-money as Michael, realistic in his appertain psychological fever and resolution, if one can say the essence of their feeling's depth—Tom Sizemore commands, Jacob Vargas, and Rudy Youngblood, leadenly emulous of the cartel enforcers that run him down. It is polite cinematography in the film that makes the raw and gritty tone expressive, easy for an audience to feel through infallible eyes in the treacherous world of Baja. Yet whenever the techno medicated of Las Vegas-a-la-Baja action and irritating moment got mere relief, one cannot say that even one) textural grounds was cleared during this work. Even if we concede creation of events prone to predictability, the on-screen fray, and tension build very well, for it keeps Crossing Point apace as a hard-edged thriller with strong direction.
What’s There?
What’s Not There?
Verdict
Released in 2016, Crossing Point is a tense and fast thriller with decent performances and rough-and-tumble action that keeps its viewers enthralled. There are good elements of dropping the suspense, yet the same tropes of old have been visited by it and the development of characters in this film are shallow at best. That being said, with steep direction and crisp execution, the movie makes for an entertaining fare if one is into the action-thriller genre.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Action, Thriller
Daniel Zirilli
01 Hour 32 Minutes
03-05-2016
Shawn Lock, Paulina Gaitan, Tom Sizemore, Jacob Vargas, MarÃÂa Gabriela de FarÃÂa, Rudy Youngblood, Luke Goss, Burton Perez, Damon Whitaker, Amador Granados, Enrique Groven, Sebastian Lopez Hinton, Vicente Huezo, Bryan McGowan, Minerva Velazco, Elias Visaiz, Ian Bailey, David Baptiste, Xavier Bautista, Edgar Coronel, Anelia Dyoulgerova, David Fernandez Jr., Felipe Garcia Naranjo, Oscar Inzunza, Aquiles Medellin, Mario Munoz Carnicero, Paul Murray, Paul T. Murray, Astrid Nerio, Jesus Padilla, Barbarella Pardo, Lee Perkins, William Rocha, Eduardo Sanchez, Genia Santini, Angel Soto, Mario Tadeo, Mikey Tellez, Bruce Van Patten, Skoti Collins
Paul Cristo
Plot revolves around Action, Thriller, etc.
3
3.51
Yes, it's rated UA
No, it will be available soon on Amazon Prime Video
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