A good thriller has to be short, tense, realistic and action, action, action.
Without being anything special or rewriting the book, Point Blank does this very well.
"Samuel Pierret (Gilles Lellouche) is a nurse who saves the wrong guy -- a thief (Roschdy Zem) whose henchmen take Samuel's pregnant wife (Elena Anaya) hostage to force him to spring their boss from the hospital. A race through the subways and streets of Paris ensues, and the body count rises. Can Samuel evade the cops and the criminal underground and deliver his beloved to safety?"
Many a thriller falls into the trap of trying to be too clever or being too damn long. What Point Blank does best, is instilling a sense of realism into some dubious situations. The action is realistic (no stealth bombers Mr Bay), and the acting is sound. The ending is a bit questionable (even the French police aren;t that lax!) but it works well and occupies its 80+ minutes runtime well.
Nothing extraordinary but good fun.
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