An incomprehensible story with a few strings of action attached to lots of dialogue. I was expecting more action than what I got. The movie is more of a conspiracy thriller (and I use the term "thriller" loosely). It works well enough when focusing on the revenge aspect of the story (and there's some pretty good action sequences), but as soon as the conspiracy theories and buckets of dialogue come in things grind to a halt. It should have went one way or the other, but instead we have a hybrid that doesn't work like it could have. Mel Gibson does fine in the role and shows he can still highlight a movie effectively, while the supporting cast is small, but decent. Ray Winstone's character is just shadowy enough that you never know whose side he is on and that's probably the most compelling thing about the movie. If you wanted an action thriller, you aren't getting it here. If you don't mind lots of dialogue in between your action, it's a decent, but unspectacular movie.
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