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Mel Gibson (porter) has spent the last six months recuperating after being shot twice in the back by his junkie wife, and left to bleed to death. His partner, Val Resnick, double crossed him and got her to shoot him for a steady supply of drugs. They had just robbed an Asian gang of $140K, which Resnick gave to the "Outfit", a gangster organization, to buy his way in. Now Porter has some old scores to settle, and is intent on recovering his $70K share of the money. Visiting his wife, she is afraid and overdoses on junk and dies. Porter enlists the help of a call girl, Rosie (Maria Bello), who is affiliated with the Outfit. Porter once served as her driver, during which time they developed a romantic friendship, which ultimately was the reason behind Porter's wife conspiring against him. To get his money, Porter is forced to deal not only with Resnick but with a lowlife named Stegman (David Paymer), with crime bosses from the Outfit, with the Chinese triads and with corrupt police detectives Hicks and Leary (Bill Duke and Jack Conley). He first finds Val and kills him with a revolver in Rosie's apartment. He then kills three of the Outfit's hit squad henchmen, including leader, Philip (John Glover), who have been sent by Outfit boss, Carter (William Devane) to kill him. He makes Carter call his boss Bronson (Kris Kristofferson). When Bronson refuses to return his $70K, Porter shoots Carter. Overhearing Bronson while on the phone, talking to his son Johnny about his new Ferrari Birthday present, Porter next decides to kidnap Johnny. With the aid of Rosie, he kidnaps Johnny and arranges for Hicks and Leary to be busted by their own colleagues in Internal Affairs by planting Leary's finger prints on the gun Porter used to kill Resnick, pick pocketing Hick's badge, then leaving both in the vicinity of Resnick's dead body. The mob's top figures, Bronson and Fairfax (James Coburn), join the hunt to take him down. Porter is captured by the Outfit after a wild chain of events involving the triads. After being tortured by having his toes smashed with a hammer, Porter lures Bronson and his men to an apartment that had previously been rigged by the Outfit's men to a phone connected to plastic explosive. After they meet an explosive demise, Porter and Rosie (with her dog, also named Porter) drive off to Canada to begin a new life.Read full review
This particular version of "Payback" is on a NTSC VHS format and was issued in 2000. The story line is great as well. Someone wrongs Porter (played by Mel Gibson) and he sets out on a well-planned payback revenge which very possibly falls into the category of "payback 1000-fold". There's not much to mention on the props, costumes, and makeup - pretty much standard quality. The other stars and extras do a fine job but I can't remember anyone who was better or worse than another - this possibly makes it a mark of a good movie. Mel Gibson - of course it's excellent! Recommended, but not for children. My reviews are written without any knowledge as to who the potential seller may be.
THIS MOVIE IS CALLED PAYBACK, WITH MEL GIBSON. I BOUGHT THIS MOVIE BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THOSE MOVIES YOU JUST LIKE TO HAVE IN YOUR COLLECTION. ITS NOT MY FAVORITE BY MEL BUT CANT SAY ITS BAD EITHER. THE DRAMA IS GOOD. THE SUSPENSE IS GOOD. I REALLY ENJOY THIS MOVIE WHENEVER I WATCH IT.
If you love the original it's a small price to pay to get a new version of one of Mel's best. It's great!