Point of No Return (1993)

	Directed by: John Badham	COUNTRY USA GENRE Thriller/Action NORWEGIAN TITLE Kodenavn Nina RUNNING TIME 101 minutes
	Produced by: Art Linson D. J. Caruso
	Written by: Robert Getchell Alexandra Seros

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Maggie/Claudia/Nina	Bridget Fonda
Bob	Gabriel Byrne
J.P.	Dermot Mulroney
Amanda	Anne Bancroft	½
Victor	Harvey Keitel	½
Kaufman	Miguel Ferrer
Angela	Olivia d'Abo
Fahd Bakhtiar	Richard Romanus
Drugstore owner	Geoffrey Lewis
Big Stan	Michael Rapaport

Review

A spirited performance by Bridget Fonda keeps this somewhat awkward remake of Luc Besson's Nikita watchable and at times enjoyable. Unfortunately, John Badham's direction is clumsy, especially in the many overdone action sequences, and what could have been a poignant story therefore turns into rather shallow pulp fiction. The many below-par performances by well-known actors giving it their semi-best in stereotypical parts don't help the case either. There's a stellar cast, with names such as Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney, Anne Bancroft and Harvey Keitel, but they are underutilised. Also known as The Assassin.