Boiling Point

R

Released Apr 16, 1993

1 hr. 33 min.

Action

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17%

12 Reviews

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22%

10,000+ Ratings

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A Treasury agent (Wesley Snipes) and a mobster (Dennis Hopper) hunt each other according to their separate-but-equal deadlines for success.

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Great early nineties cinematography - and that's where the compliments end. Drawn out "hip" crime dialogue done at a snail's pace, hokey coincidence character interaction, uninspired performances and virtually no action. Could have been an addition to modern noir, but utterly fails.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Ok movie but it's a Mild-average movie and it just feel a little uneven action/crime with very low on ideas that's bit lacking in excitement. Often lower then Passenger 57 & MONEY TRAIN , Rising Sun.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

This is exactly as dull and boring as Wesley's facial expression on the cover.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

A solid neo-noir with excellent supporting performance from Viggo Mortensen, Dan Hedaya, and, of course Dennis Hopper. I think the unfortunately low scores and the films poor initial reception are largely the fault of the terrible marketing which sold a character driven noirish police procedural as an over the top action thriller.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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william s

Just a bad choice of work by everyone involved.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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It baffles me how you could put such quality actors in a movie and fail to amuse or entertain. The diaogue falls so flat, you'll wince during every line. I kept hoping that someone would cut off Dennis Hopper's arms so he'd stop gesturing on every syllable.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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James B. Harris

Director

Wesley Snipes

Jimmy Mercer

Dennis Hopper

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Lolita Davidovich

Vikki Dunbar

Viggo Mortensen

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

In terms of story and action, the gratuitously named Boiling Point has even less going for it...

Rated: 2/4

Jun 3, 2022

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Louis Black

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

The actors find themselves in the service of a lamely plotted and colorless screenplay, with Harris failing at his efforts to write the kind of pungent talk turned out by Richard Price.

Jun 4, 2018

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

So slow-moving and lacking in excitement that it's torture to sit through.

Rated: 0/4

Jan 12, 2007

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 2/5

Oct 9, 2005

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Synopsis

A Treasury agent (Wesley Snipes) and a mobster (Dennis Hopper) hunt each other according to their separate-but-equal deadlines for success.

Director: James B. Harris
Executive Producer: René Bonnell, Olivier Granier
Screenwriter: Gerald Petievich, James B. Harris
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Hexagon Productions, Studio Canal
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 16, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.0M
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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