The Kill Point Details

Back to the firing range

In case you haven't realised (and the description hardly makes this clear), this is a mini-series of 8 episodes, supplied on two discs. It's not a movie as such.

If, like me, you sat down to watch this expecting a polished Hollywood affair, the low-budget, obviously made-for-TV opening might disappoint. It did me.

However, stick with it until the second or third episode and things do improve. Whilst you begin to wonder 'how on earth are the writers going to make this story last for 8 episodes?' they do actually manage to pull it off.

I'll leave the discussion of the story to someone else, but I will say this - all the characters need to go back to a firing range. There are many occasions where both sides in a gun-battle are armed with automatic weapons and a seemingly endless supply of ammunition. But, despite firing at each other at near point-blank range, no-one seems to get hit. Amazing...

[Highly rated reviewer]

Enjoyable endurance!

This movie has good production values, despite being made for TV, and a smattering of well known faces rather than stars. What it lacks is pace.

Films designed for theatrical release have a couple of hours for an introduction, plot development and a conclusion. Scriptwriters and the directors have to work to a time constaint. If they overrun much will end up on the cutting room floor leaving an unsatisfactory often confusing film. In a TV mini series like Kill Point this constraint is not there, in fact it may be neccessary to extend and pad the film to fill the requisite number of episodes.

That is my only observation, to sit and watch in one viewing is not what was intended and the film does suffer, through no fault of it own. It is not a 'Lost' however. The story does at least reach a conclusion.

The story was good, the characters were rounded- and even some political points were made. Take it as value for money entertainment and its worth a look.