Review of Payback

Payback
Written By David Russell
This is a different departure for Mel Gibson. It is a dark somber film filled with violence and kidnaping. They spend all their time trying to get l30 thousand from the mafia. Mel gibson spends more time getting beat up than he does acting in this film. It looks like an old Frank Sinatra movie. The members of the mafia dissapear one by one while Mel keeps getting beat up. His wife gets killed , and everybody is on Mel Gibsons list. If you like gritty violent films go see this movie. This film would look more realistic in black and white. Wait till it comes to a dollar theatre if you have one. Mel Gibson plays an anti hero in this one. Every thing ends happily as it can in this type of movie. I have trouble with detective films. Lethal Weapon it wasnt.


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