Stars: Christopher Lambert, Kerry Fox, Vincent Regan, Donald Sumpter

Director: John Glen

Summary: Tony Eckhart, a Secret Service Agent, is hunting down Amar, who is threatening the peace process in the Middle East. Unfortunately Tony's brother gets there first and eliminates Amar - but he's got the wrong man! Tony is the only persom who realises that Amar is still alive...

After botching a mission to kill Palestinian terrorist Amar (Vincent Regan), Israeli secret service agent Tony Eckhardt (Christopher Lamber) and his team are demoted and become an embarrassment to their agency. Eckhardt becomes convinced that the operation failed due to a trap set by Amar. When his fellow team members begin dying one-by-one under suspicious circumstances, Eckhardt must make his own plans to handle the situation.

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In any war there are covert groups whose moral flexibility makes them ideal for intelligence and assassination duties: they are The Point Men. Tony Eckhart (Christopher Lambert) heads up one such team protecting the Middle East peace process. In what seems to be a bungled operation, he's the only one who believes they've killed the wrong man. When the other members of his team start dropping dead, the matter becomes a personal vendetta. Unfortunately, that's exactly what the master of disguise Amar (Vincent Regan) is hoping for (aided by some fast-healing plastic surgery). Personal back stories become clear as the plot ranges all over the world from Luxembourg to Jerusalem, Zurich, Tel Aviv, New York and Monaco. There's lots of espionage intrigue and assassins' technology in this adaptation of the novel The Heat of Ramadanby Steven Hartov. Director John Glen, who helmed the James Bond films during the Roger Moore-to-Timothy Dalton era, knows how to choreograph action, and with Maryam d'Abo (from The Living Daylights) plus the fiery Kerry Fox as Maddy he also maintains a believable pair of love interests. A cross between Roninand Face/Off, The Point Meninhabits familiar film territory, but as always Lambert is eminently watchable.

On the DVD:A crisp 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer and 5.1 Surround makes this as clean a presentation of a modern film as possible. One trailer and page-long filmographies of Christopher Lambert and director John Glen also make it a cheap one. --Paul Tonks

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical, Filmographies - 1. Cast & Crew
Year:	2000
Release Date:	September 10, 2001
Runtime:	87 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R 31762
Keywords:	Action, Men, Point, General, Wide, Screen, Adventure
Genre:	Action/Adventure