Mel Gibson is Porter, a ruthless criminal, who is gunned down by his wife and friend after they rob an Asian gang. When Porter survives the attack, he makes it his mission to exact revenge on his friend, who has used the robbery money to buy his way into a powerful syndicate. Added to the mix are crooked police officers, members of the syndicate, and the Asian gang, who are out for a bit of revenge themselves. Based on the series of novels by Donald E. Westlake, which were translated to the screen previously in John Boorman's POINT BLANK (1967).
HD DVD Features:
Keep Case
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital - English
Costume Designer
Ha Nguyen: Costume Designer/Female
Director of Photography
Ericson Core: Director Of Photography
Production Designer
Richard Hoover: Production designer
Source Writer
Donald E. Westlake: American Novelist/Screenwriter
Art Director
Troy Sizemore: Art Director
Review 1:
"...[PAYBACK] carries a low-down, vicious charge..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.45 03/12/1999
Review 2:
"...[With] a grittily compelling performance from Gibson..."
Source: Box Office
p.237 04/01/1999
Review 3:
"...This movie has it all..."
Source: USA Today
p.11E 02/05/1999
Review 4:
"...Gibson has a whimsical charm..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.31 02/05/1999
Review 5:
"[A] satisfyingly uncompromising neo-noir, a fine valentine to the era of Siegel's CHARLEY VARRICK and Friedkin's THE FRENCH C ONNECTION."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.89 08/01/2007
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