Review of Payback

Payback (I) (1999)
Real 70s retro revenge film
31 January 1999
I hadn't heard about this film, when I was suddenly offered the chance to see it, but boy was I surprised. It is a strange film with a script that could have been written in the 70s: look at the suits, cars and telephones. Mel Gibson is the only really famous actor, the rest are old stars or b-actors. There are really no "bystanders", very few people on the street, thereby placing great emphasis on Gibson and his opponents. Mel Gibson is playing the role of the anti-hero made famous by Clint Eastwood and Charles Bronson. He is not the bad guy, since he kills bad guys, but he is not really the good guy either. He is a cold hearted robber with a mission: to get the money back his partner stole from him no matter what. He will not stop until that goal is accomplished. That is the plot-outline. It is a matter of principle and not the $70.000. I can only recommend the film especially if you like Mel Gibson, or the old Clint Eastwood movies.
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