This week, A. O. Scott looks at one of the high points in the revenge film genre, 1967’s “Point Blank,” directed by John Boorman. Though many films have focused on a wronged character seeking payback, “there aren’t many characters who embody vengeance as forcefully, as purely, as nastily as Lee Marvin’s Walker,” he says. The film fills the screen with enemies for Walker to confront and take down on his way to retribution, but Mr. Scott sees a deeper side too, calling it “an allegory about the fate of the individual in a world dominated by corporate power.” Have you seen “Point Blank?” Please share your thoughts.
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