Payback

December 11, 2004

Rated: R Runtime: 102 min Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

DVD Quick Take

A movie where it’s OK to cheer for the bad guy! We don’t get enough of these in the theaters for my taste. It reminds me of one of my all time favorite computer games, Dungeon Keeper 2.. it’s good to be bad.

Mel Gibson plays Porter, a small time robber who gets cheated out of $70,000 in a most rude way, and he wants his money back. This is a fantastic revenge movie and you’ll find yourself grinning widely as he one ups the bad guys time after time. He really is a ruthless son of a bitch, and we love him for it!

The movie isn’t perfect though as it seems to drag in a few places which is why I gave it 3 stars instead of 4. Even so, the movie is well worth watching if for nothing but its quirky change of pace.

Oh, and Lucy Liu’s character is great! Hubba hubba…

Posted by John | Filed Under 3 Stars, Action, DVD, Lucy Liu, Maria Bello, Mel Gibson, R