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Payback is a 1999 American neo-noir action thriller film [3] [4] written and directed by Brian Helgeland in his directorial debut, and starring Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, Lucy Liu, Deborah Kara Unger, David Paymer and James Coburn.
Mr. Payback received negative reviews from critics. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film a half-star out of a possible four, and called it "the kind of film where horrified parents might encourage the kids to shout at the screen, hoping the noise might drown out the flood of garbage."
Roger Joseph Ebert (/ ˈ iː b ər t / EE-bərt; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter and author.He was the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013.
Outside of the novelty of the interactive nature of the films, aspects such as the writing, acting, and production values were noted to be of poor quality. [2] Critical reception was also dismal with Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times giving Mr. Payback a half-star out of a possible four, and called it "the kind of film where horrified parents might encourage the kids to shout at the screen ...
The Man Without a Face was released on August 25, 1993, in 865 theatres. It ranked fourth at the US box office, making $4.0 million in its opening weekend. In its second weekend, it opened in 1,065 theatres, grossed $5.4 million and ranked second.
Payback is a six-part British crime thriller television series broadcast weekly on ITV1 from 4 October 2023, executive produced by Jed Mercurio and starring Morven Christie and Peter Mullan. Synopsis [ edit ]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 stars out of 4. He compared Death Sentence to the Death Wish films starring Charles Bronson, saying: "In the Bronson movies, the hero just looked more and more determined until you felt if you tapped his face, it would explode. In Death Sentence, Bacon acts out a lot more."
The Negotiator is a 1998 American crime thriller film directed by F. Gary Gray.It stars Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey as Chicago Police Department lieutenants who are expert hostage negotiators.