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Payback

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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