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Positive Reviews
21
Negative reviews
6
Average Rating
3.2
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3.5
Helgelands film positively seethes with bad vibrations; its kicky, nasty urban sangfroid with pointy little teeth and a serious case of the angries, a ..
Austin Chronicle
3.8
Writing a screenplay like this essentially involves finding new bottles for old wine.Tricking the enemy is routine, but doing it in a new way is fun.
Rogerebert
2.8
This little difference is easy to ignore, but it is bothersome when I see how close Mel came to sniffing out the essence of a noir film.But Im glad to ..
Sover
3.5
The finale of the film is very cleverly done and there are some funny bits along the way, but it was just too bloody and heartless for me.This film ra ..
Lariat
1.5
Where this film may have taken a huge misstep, however, is in its overall brutal and sadistic tone.
Screen It
3.0
Its another variation on the role hes played over and over, but with his combination of the deadpan face and the vibrant insanity burbling just beneat ..
Film Journal
1.0
President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to change his story about a 2016 meeting at Trump Tower that is pivotal to the special counsels investigatio ..
Star Tribune
3.1
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
3.2
Sadism is the films only real subject, and its only real life as well.
Ew
5.0
Payback Pays Off / Gibson grimly whimsical as bad guy hero in colorful update of classic thriller PAYBACK: Action thriller.
Sf Gate
2.5
The director seems to think this is very rich stuff, and plays it up for all the adolescent laughs its worth.
Sf Gate
4.0
If you dont kick them they kick you..That script co written by Terry Hayes and director Brian Helgeland is almost too noir for its own good at times, ..
Washington Post
3.1
Goodbye Lover is a very enjoyable lark of an entertainment, but the films virtues are exactly what made it such hell to market its a deliciously unpre ..
Mr Brown Movies
1.3
Like most action movies, the star often takes a licking but keeps on ticking.
The Movie Boy
4.0
Its not very often you see a film offer a healthy balance of story, comedy and violence, but Payback gets the job done with such ease that its easy to ..
Bullz-Eye
4.5
Intensely violent, its also darkly, dryly funny.Gibson never once treats us to Riggss wacked out grin Porter is too deadly earnest for self deprecatio ..
Flickfilosopher
3.8
It is well written, contains a flock of colorful characters, and gives star Mel Gibson a number of great one liners.
ReelViews
3.8
On the small screen, however, it may seem like just another Superstation rerun of a 25 year old cheapy with better photography.
Spliced Wire
3.1
This is one of the most entertaining action movies since last summer.
Movie Habit
3.8
But Payback makes up for its faults with nearly non stop action and some amusing tongue in cheek humor.
Deseret News
3.8
This movie is packed with surprises, gunfire and humor; its a fun action flick you shouldnt miss.
Ross Anthony
4.0
PAYBACK Gibson is Porter, a professional thief and all around bad guy.
Film Quips Online
4.0
NY could levy penalties if Trump tax fraud is proven The statute of limitations for criminal penalties has long since passed, but theres no such time ..
Rochester Goes Out
1.9
N o more Mr. Nice Guy!.If you thought crime in the streets was a problem, wait till you take a gander at Payback, a violent, sadistic mess guaranteed ..
Nitrate Online
3.8
The Ketchup in which I predicted that the villain role in the next Spider Man movie would be Mysterio.
Upcoming Movies
1.5
Much like LA CONFIDENTIAL, he paints a vivid portrait of sleaze and moral decay.This is the seediest studio picture Ive seen since TO LIVE OR DIE IN L ..
Aint It Cool
2.0
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Calgary Movies
3.5
Nobody takes a beating better than old Mel.Like most of those 70s crime films, Payback boasts a terrific supporting cast full of good character actors ..
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