Synopsis
Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so Maggie can be elaborately trained as a phantom killer and subdued into obedience.
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Cast
- Bridget FondaMaggie Hayward
- Gabriel ByrneBob
- Dermot MulroneyJ. P.
- Miguel FerrerKaufman
- Anne BancroftAmanda
- Olivia d'AboAngela
- Richard RomanusFahd Bahktiar
- Harvey KeitelVictor the Cleaner
- Lorraine ToussaintBeth
- Geoffrey LewisDrugstore Owner
Recommendations
- 78
Austin Chronicle
Badham, 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. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
If 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. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
If Point of No Return is trash, it’s slick, diverting trash. - 60
The New York Times
Once 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. - 60
Variety
If 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. - 60
Rolling Stone
It’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. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Not 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. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
POINT 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.
