Payback
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- Synopsis
- Porter (Mel Gibson) is pulled into a heist by his old friend, Val (Brian De Palma regular, Gregg Henry). As they're stealing $130,000 in laundered drug money from Chinese Triads, no one is going to call the police....
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- Starring
- Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, Deborah Kara Unger, David Paymer
- Director(s)
- Brian Helgeland
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 120 min.
Critic Reviews
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San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites
Payback has a completely different spirit from "L.A. Confidential'' -- more wild, more silly -- but it has the same attention to the fine points of plot and character.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
There is much cleverness and ingenuity in Payback, but Mel Gibson is the key. The movie wouldn't work with an actor who was heavy on his feet, or was too sincere about the material.Read the full review
ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites
While there's quite a bit more graphic bloodshed and brutality here than in any of the late screen icon's vehicles, Payback is a worthy '90s successor to his kind of movie.Read the full review
