by Linda Rasmussen
synopsis
Kathryn Bigelow's fourth action film follows FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) as he goes undercover to infiltrate a cache of Southern California surfers suspected of robbing banks. Utah, a former football player, is assigned to Los Angeles. There, four bank robbers, who wear rubber masks and call themselves "Ex-Presidents," have executed a series of successful robberies which embarrassingly have the FBI stumped. Utah, and his partner Pappas (Gary Busey) suspect that the robbers are surfers and hatch a plan for catching them.
characteristics
- Going Undercover
- Adrenaline Rush
- Law-enforcement
- Risk
- Jeopardy
- Danger
- Surfing
- Police
- Thief
- Under-cover
- Theft
- Robber
- Skydiving
- Self-discovery
- Sports
