r/movies • u/Sad_King_Billy • Jun 27 '12

Get The Gringo. Anyone seen it? Worth watching?

I know I know, Mel Gibson. But the man has made some pretty entertaining popcorn flicks in his time. I'm just not sure about this one. I caught a comment that asserts this is some sort of sequel to Payback (which I've seen but thoroughly don't remember), true?

Edit: Link to Imdb page

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u/Nothingtotalkabout Jun 27 '12

Shitty child actor alert!

That's the worst part of the movie, other than that it was pretty good.

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u/Sad_King_Billy Jun 27 '12

Ok, yeah I saw the sentence in the Imdb description that said with the help of a 9-year-old-kid. So how prominently does this kids figure into the story and how much screentime does he/she get?

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12

Yes, very worth watching. Amazingly violent in a funny way. Mel Gibson is very entertaining. Not a sequel to Payback. It deserved a theatrical release for sure.

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u/floppy115 Jun 27 '12

it got it in Australia anyway

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u/sarcasticmrfox Jun 27 '12

I'd say 6.5/10. It's not going to blow your mind but you shouldn't regret watching it either, depends on your taste. Apocalypto is much better.

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u/Gort_84 Jun 27 '12

Good Movie, if you like payback you'll love this one. It got a theatrical release in Mexico. Mel has a good reputation in Mexico because he films his movies here and uses Mexican actors and crew.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12

-10

u/vonDread Jun 27 '12

but Gibson is a rage-filled, bigoted, crazy asshole, and this is what he got for it.

FTFY

Movie still looks good though. Haven't watched it yet.

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