Blood Father
Mel Gibson’s latest starring role in Blood Father is the first sign of a comeback from the former Hollywood megastar. After a few turbulent years, Mel is once again gracing the big screen with the easy charm and quick wit that made fans fall in love with him in the Lethal Weapon franchise.
The fast-paced action, packed full of Mexican drug lords, motorcycle chases and thrilling shoot-outs, is thankfully anchored to reality by a believable plot line.
The film owes a lot to its stellar behind-the-scenes line-up, with César-winning French director Jean-François Richet at the helm, and with Straight Outta Compton’s Andrea Berloff and The Town’s Peter Craig on the script.
The only area it falls down is in Erin Moriarty’s vanilla portrayal of a good-girl-gone-bad on the run from the Mexican Mafia. Despite being likeable, her character is riddled with outdated stereotypes and, ultimately, nothing we haven’t seen a million times before. (CB)
★★★
BY CAITLIN BURNS
