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Payback

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: MAAAAAN THATS JUST MEAN!!!!!
Review: HOOOAAAH THAT LINE FROM JIMMY COBURN IS THE HIGHLIGHT THIS MOVIE, THO MEL-G & KRIS-K ARE A BIT KRUSTY, THE MOVIE ROX ***! WHERE ELSE D'YA HERE THE HUMOROUS LINES "THATZ JUSHT MEAN" & "MY SUITS ARE MORE EXSHPENSHIVE THAN THAT"...HAHAHAHAHAHA MEL G ROCKS! THIS MOVIE ROX!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: zzzzzzzzz
Review: well whats up with the blue light through the whole movie? ok, i thought mel was supposed to be the "bad guy", he seems more of a anti-hero than bad guy. this movie is really boring, i was expecting mel to be a evil mo fo going around getting even, well thats what it is but mel is just not evil and kills only if shot at, what a wuss. and he has a stupid girlfriend i don't care about, some bad guy. the movie is slow and boring considering mel is not the "bad guy" he was advertised to be and when it finally picks up and gets violent it ends.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not Bad, But A Bit Confusing.
Review: This movie wasn't too bad really. It was a bit confusing near the beginning though, but on the whole Payback is worth a viewing. Mel Gibson did a good job in his role. The plot was okay, but really not that interesting. Not a movie I would probably want to see again, but it's worth watching once at least.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: this is one of the worst movies that I have seen.
Review: Killing people for just $70,000.00 is ridiculous and did you see those old car cellular phones.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: absurd
Review: Can't believe Mel Gibson signed up for this one. Hope his paycheck was hefty. Never seen a flick with more cigarette smoking and cheesy dialogue in my life. Ludicrous all the way around. There are enough explosions to satisfy Beavis and Butthead.

Hey, Mel, tell your agent you want to go back to doing quality work. All the bills are paid now.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Mel Gibson's "Blue Period".
Review: Depression is in the air! The look to this film is what I really enjoyed. It uses it's color schemes brilliantly. Very artsy fartsy but very very subtle and cool. I think the cinematography should at least be nominated for an oscar.

The real problem I have with Payback is the hum drum plot full of cliche after cliche, and the typicality of the male driven ego type of character Mel always seems to play. I do, however like some of the dialogue in this film, derived straight out of some old classic crime movie of the 40's or 50's. At times if you squint at the screen, you may swear your watching an old balck and white crime classic.

There are too many dry spots in this film though, and some of the bantering between all the crimelords is a bit confusing and just plain dull. I loved the character played by "Ling" (of Alley Mc Beal fame). She plays a scary dominatrix with flare and conviction! Crack that whip girl! Ouch!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Disappointing Movie
Review: This is NOT a typical Mel movie. It's dark colors throughout make you think something's wrong with your TV! It's a very slow-paced movie--a near yawner. But just at the point where you're ready to turn it off something happens, usually involving bullets or explosions. There isn't much of a story line. Overall it's not a good movie--true MG fans will be disappointed compared to some of his other roles.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Senseless and worthless
Review: Typical of Gibson's bullet flying, explosion everywhere kind of movie. One just copy the others. Looking back to the whole movie, you can't stop thinking: what are the points? No one will see this if it is not for Gibson.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: MEL'S THE MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: You have to love Mel in this action-packed, violent and painful video(the sledgehammer scene). Mel is a GOOD bad guy!!!! He just wants JUSTICE !! A mere $70K, no more, no less!!!! One of the great movies this year, I saw it 3 times........kind of makes you feel you are not alone in chasing away "the bad guys in life". I am thrilled it finally is available to own. Yes Mel, you are still the man!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Pleasantly Surprised
Review: A few friends had told me that Payback was mediocre at best, but I was blown away when I saw it. A great crime and revenge film, with Mel Gibson perfect in an atypical role. Great supporting characters (most with a Pulp Fiction edge), and I could look at Maria Bello all day. And check out the film's appropriately dreary mood -- you can count on one hand the number of times you see colors other than monochromatic blues and grays (excepting of course the blood and explosions!).


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