Title: Boiling Point lukewarm, at best
Product review: 'Boiling Point' has the right ingredients. Its dueling leads Wesley Snipes and Dennis Hopper both have reputations for cinematic intensity. And Lolita Davidovitch is sultry enough as Snipes's shady-lady love interest. But for some reason, the ingredients don't blend well enough to 'boil', and Boiling Point instead barely rises to tepid entertainment. Perhaps it is because Boiling Point really lacks enough overall script development to elevate it to big screen status. For one thing, it takes too long for Snipes to catch the villians, thus hampering the pace with needless sting operations, backroom deals, informants, and the like. Secondly, as the heavy Dennis Hopper isn't nearly as ruthless as his thug partner Viggo Mortensen. In fact, Hopper comes off as misguided at worst! Nevertheless, the L.A. scenery is a plus, as is the costuming. Both manage to keep Boiling Point watchable. But when it all boils down, Boiling Point is lukewarm, at best.
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