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Genres:
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Crime /
Drama
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Release:
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Director:
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James B. Harris
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Actors:
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Paul Gleason,
James Tolkan,
Christine Elise,
Lorraine Evanoff,
Stephanie Williams,
Wesley Snipes,
Dennis Hopper,
Lolita Davidovich,
Viggo Mortensen,
Seymour Cassel,
Jonathan Banks,
Tony Lo Bianco,
Valerie Perrine,
Tobin Bell,
Bobby Hosea
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Duration:
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85 min.
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Rating:
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(4.8/10)84
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Plot Summary:
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Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from choky together with Ronnie, a sophomoric and not-so-bright gangster who is undeniably manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; but when Ronnie kills an confidential hush-hush service agent, his partner Jimmy Mercer vows revenge and is reality rhyme week to catch the killers in the presence of being transferred.
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Tags:
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Boiling Point
A curiously thoughtful action movie, which places more emphasis on its characters than on lavish special effects and noisy shoot-outs. Snipes is the federal agent who is given one week to solve the murder of his partner before being transferred to another department; meanwhile, obvious suspect Red (a flame-haired Hopper) is doing his best to evade capture, aided by his lunk-head assistant Ronnie (Mortensen). Action fans may be a tad disappointed by the slow pace, but Boiling Point is that rare movie which actually allows Snipes, frequently underused in throw away roles, to display his skills as an actor.
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