Payback – Zahltag (1999)

Payback – Zahltag: Directed by Brian Helgeland. With Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer. After a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money.

“Payback, while admittedly one of the more violent movies out this year, was definitely an entertaining flick.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLike the promo catch phrase says, this time youu0026#39;ll root for the bad guy. If Gibsonu0026#39;s character has any redeeming qualities, they are on a very short list. Porter (Gibson) is violent, at times even cruel and the other characters arenu0026#39;t much better; some are worse. Every character is from the wrong side of the tracks, even the cops are on the take and there are no punches pulled. The only character you can really feel is a u0026quot;good guyu0026quot; is Rose, the stereotypical Callgirl with a heart of gold (although itu0026#39;s maybe only 10 karat, not a real 24 karat heart).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNevertheless, you will root for Porter. Frankly, I donu0026#39;t think anyone else could have pulled off this role and still kept the support of the audience like Gibson did, but then he generally always plays the good guy with a twist. This time, the twist is a little more savage than usual.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll in all, if you enjoy the occasional violent romp on the big screen and youu0026#39;re a fan of Mel Gibson; Payback is worth seeing.”