Patrick Swayze was a star. He was great in some things -- the cult hit "Donnie Darko," for instance. You could almost see him in that movie, playing against his stereotype. His performance stands out. "The Outsiders," made by Francis Ford Coppola, was also a piece of art.
And he seemed like a nice enough guy.
Yet, some of his movies are classics, while remaining among the dumbest movies ever made.
"Roadhouse," "Red Dawn" and "Point Break" stand out. The notion that there are Ive League educated bar bouncers, high school kids who are able to defeat the Soviet Army and Zen surfer/bank robbers. You have to say, though, he made the characters come alive and those movie remain modern classics, still in the rotation on cable.
And in "Point Break," the contrast between him and Keanu Reeves, well, I'll just say that Reeves made Swayze look like Laurence Olivier.
So, rest well, Patrick. You will be remembered.
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