Payback Straight Up The Directors Cut DVD & HDDVD Review
Posted on by Thomas De Maesschalck
The story of the film remains basically the same – Porter (Mel Gibson) is a criminal who gets screwed over by his crime partner and his own wife, and upon recovering from being shot, he turns his focus towards revenge. Porter is a stubborn, intense person who stops at nothing to get back his share of the loot that was taken form him - a paltry $70,000 (at least for what he goes through.) The story is one that makes you question the sanity, and resolve of Gibson’s character as he works his way back to face off with his ex-friend....
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I don't think the Director's cut is as good as the original release but it's one of the best noir films of it's time. It also reaffirms the range and talent of Gibson's acting. The interactive menu and behind the scenes interviews tells the real story about the studio interference with Gibson being the go between to patch up the dispute between the Director Brian Helgeland and Paramount Studios.