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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1993 DVD Release: 10/07/1998 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 32 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 40 Genres: Crime, Crime Thriller, Police Detective Film

The boiling point is mighty low in this tepid action programmer. Wesley Snipes plays Jimmy Mercer, a Treasury agent whose sting operation goes bad. Engineered by Ronnie (Viggo Mortensen), a dull-witted but sadistic ex-con, the operation not only fails, but one of Jimmy's colleagues is killed by Ronnie in the process. As punishment, Jimmy is exiled to Newark, where he is given seven days to find the man responsible for the death of the officer. Meanwhile, slimy con-man Red (Dennis Hopper) has Ronnie deceived into thinking that Mercer is a big-time crook with influential connections. Red does this to enlist Ronnie's aid to participate in a third-rate crime spree. When Ronnie and Red begin their two-man crime wave, Jimmy is in relentless pursuit behind them. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Wesley Snipes - Jimmy Mercer
Dennis Hopper - Red Diamond
Lolita Davidovich - Vikki
Viggo Mortensen - Ronnie
Dan Hedaya - Brady

One of Warner Home Video's hastily released batch of DVD titles, Boiling Point is presented as a movie-only disc without even a trailer. The full-frame image is clear, but has been enhanced to the degree that night scenes develop an almost daylight quality, blacks are rarely solid, and the image is overall lacking in contrast. Here and there through the course of the movie, color balance slips, with some unpleasant results for skin tones. The Dolby Stereo soundtrack has been faithfully, and boringly, reproduced. This is definitely not a DVD to choose for those demonstrating their home theaters! ~ Steven E. McDonald, All Movie Guide