Directed by:
Jean-François RichetCinematography:
Robert GantzComposer:
Sven FaulconerCast:
Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks, William H. Macy, Miguel Sandoval, Dale Dickey, Richard Cabral, Daniel Moncada, Raoul Max Trujillo (more)VOD (3)
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After her drug kingpin boyfriend frames her for stealing a fortune in cartel cash, 17 year old LYDIA goes on the run, with only one ally in this whole wide world: her perennial screw-up of a dad, JOHN LINK, who's been a motorcycle outlaw, and a convict in his time, and now is determined to keep his little girl from harm and, for once in his life, do the right thing... (Warner Bros. UK)
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A not very accomplished attempt at retro. The traditionally charismatic Gibson is great, but it lacks directness and impact, it drags too much and is drowning in tons of dialogue filler. The few bright moments are mostly action scenes, or when the cinematographer, or the screenwriter, has a bright moment and there's something cool for a few seconds, which is what we love about these redneck oldschool action movies.
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This old-school action flick keeps you waiting the whole time for a proper action-packed climax, but fails to deliver it in
the end. Californian deserts are a nice location, Mel Gibson holds the movie together, the girl is likeable and one of the
hitmen is impressive, but it cannot hold a candle to, for example, Brian Helgeland’s Payback, which sophisticatedly escalates
by killing off nasty gangsters. The scenes of violence sequences are great, but 95% of the movie is made up of talking
and getting to know each other and, with its weak screenplay, it doesn’t have much in the brain department. [Cannes]
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Mel Gibson is in great form here, and even in this relatively straightforward action thriller, he showcases his abilities, which are simply excellent. Moreover, he's convincingly rugged, and you tend to believe in him as the biker. But to avoid it being just an ode to Mel, this film is greatly entertaining with its simplicity and excellent shootouts.
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A straightforward family hit that has no pretentions and entertains with its bloodiness and great lines. Mel is in his element and enjoys every minute that they let him act. The role suits him and it’s great that the daughter (Erin Moriarty) isn’t just someone to be rescued but she moves the story along. Not much action, but when there is, it’s A-grade. Old school.
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I’d been pretty much looking forward to this new Mel Gibson movie, but the result threw me off balance a bit. At first, I wanted to warm up by watching the interview that had been prepared for us by Pomo featuring the director and Mel. But the thing was that while the director was full of standard French arrogance, Mel was just sort of standing there and he didn’t really care about anything. So, I was hoping that at least the movie would save the day, but it didn’t. While Mel put in his standard performance, I guess the guy behind the camera must have been drunk or something. It was a strange attempt at a refined shaky camera, which did present nice shots taken at interesting places, but at some points the shakiness was really annoying. Who I also found annoying was the daughter of Mel’s, and that didn’t change until the end of the movie. As they say, there is power in simplicity. In this movie, that simplicity was a bit too straightforward. However, the final action sequence was OK. Too bad that Mel once again got talked into a small-scale flick.
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