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The only bad Mel Gibson film


I don't know what went wrong with it exactly but this film is the only one which stars Mel Gibson which is a very poor movie.

The only blight on an otherwise perfect resume in my opinion.

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It's a matter of taste. I get it this movie and personally I like it because the premise makes you think. It's not like these movies where the twists burn your brain and you're trying to solve them like a multivariable Differential Equations problem. Payback is more about identifying the paradox in a illogical and rather twisted environment, finding a paradox which Porter is. No doubt there's been comments about how sick this movie really is, but it's just a matter of taste. If one can get past the violence and look at the facts, the movie provides a very unusually clever message and no, it's not that we the public just love Mel Gibson acting like a screwy badass for no apparent reason although some yahoo will say that. I'm just waiting for it.

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Nope. I give it a 10. Very entertaining :)

I don't love her.. She kicked me in the face!!

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LMFAO! Actually, I think this is one of his best. In fact, it might be the peak of his career, with movies afterwards really starting to suck. "Signs", anyone?

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LMFAO! Actually, I think this is one of his best. In fact, it might be the peak of his career, with movies afterwards really starting to suck. "Signs", anyone?


I loved this film and Signs. He and Phoenix were great. All the podcasts I listen to reviewing this film loves it. I don't think one of at least 15 that I listened to didn't like it. Mel was terrific and sexy as hell in Payback, both versions.



"Guys like you don't die on toilets." Mel Gibson-Riggs, Lethal Weapon

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Besides Lethal Weapon 1 & 2, this has to be my favorite Gibson movie. watch it at least once a year.













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You should back up your assessment with ideas.

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