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5 Out Of 10 Stars
Payback is generally a mixed bag. Previews in theaters and on
Television mainly showed the film to be a comedy. While it's true, this film
is a comedy, but it also has it's share of blood being spilled every other scene.
Mel Gibson does it again, except in this movie, he plays the bad guy who wants
revenge from another guy who stole 70,000 dollars from him. The cast, for the
most part, did a good job in all the roles, no matter how soon they got killed off.
The film just doesn't live up to it's potential, mainly because the plot is shabby and
sometimes just plain weird. I mean, we all want to see a criminal kill people right?? I guess
that's what the producers of this film were thinking. Payback isn't nearly as
good as some of Gibsons other films, such as the "Lethal Weapon" series. Not worth seeing in
the theater, but worth renting on video.
CAST: Mel Gibson, Maria Bello, James Coburn, William Devane, David
Paymer, Gregg Henry, Bill Duke, Deborah Unger and Sterling Wolfe.
CREDITS: Written and directed by Brian Helgeland. Produced by
Bruce Davey, Mel Gibson and Stephen McEveety. Released by Paramount Pictures.
RATED R, RUNNING TIME: 102 Minutes
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