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Rating: 6.4/10 (67,486 votes) Director: Jean-François Richet Writer: Peter Craig, Andrea Berloff Stars: Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna Runtime: 88 min Rated: R Genre: Action, Crime, Drama Released: 26 Aug 2016 |
| Plot: An ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 17-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her. | |
Mel Gibson has, in recent years, almost vanished into obscurity thanks largely to his well-publicised off-screen behaviour, alcohol abuse, and his drink fuelled anti-sematic rants. Whilst he has done a few films over the past decade worthy of note, they have never quite stood as strong as his earlier career. Given his off screen behaviour, it is quite apt that his best film in years sees him playing a part which is so perfectly tailored as a chance to reflect on his past indiscretions, and atone for his sins.
Blood Father sees Mel playing John Link, a recovering alcoholic with a violent past as a member of a bike gang. Living in a trailer, where he also works as a tattooist, he is starting to put his life back together after years in prison. When his estranged daughter, Lydia (Erin Moriarty), calls him asking for financial help, desperate as she is on the run from a gang she was part of, he immediately jumps to her aid, wanting to reconnect with the daughter he lost. However, as the gang catch up with Lydia, John begins to realise that this is more than just a small street gang after her, and using his contacts discovers that it is actually a part of a drug cartel. The pair go on the run, fighting for survival, and John is determined not to lose his daughter again, and make up for all the years he was away.
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Director Jean-Francois Richet is confident with direction of action, having more than proven himself with Mesrine in 2008, and the pacing of the film is perfect, running at a tight 88 minutes. Despite the tight run time, the film takes no time at all in making the audience care for the characters, and the opening scenes work well to introduce Lydia and John, letting us get under their skin. Gibson’s first moments on screen are at an AA meeting and, given the stark similarities with Gibson’s own life, it is easy to think that some of the emotion he displays are a reflection of the actor himself, not just the character. Nods towards a neo-Nazi past during the film also serve well as a reflection of the part of the actor’s life that he wishes to put behind him. This mirroring of the actor and the character lend well to the film, and make the aim for redemption so much more believable.
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Gibson plays the role much in the same way he has played a variety of iconic roles through the years, with wild rants and eccentricities, and the occasional quippy insult thrown in. Indeed, it would be easy to believe that if Riggs’ life went totally off the rails sometime after the end of Lethal Weapon 4, this would be the end result – so similar in nature are the two characters. Erin Moriarty playing Lydia is a mess of anxieties and abandonment issues, and she plays it superbly, easily expressing the dual nature of the character – one side wanting to be loved and wanted, desperate for care, the other not wanting to get close to anyone for fear of being rejected again. The support cast are used around the pair ably, with William H Macy and Michael Parks both standing out in their small, but vitally important roles.
Blood Father isn’t a film to redefine Gibson’s career – he has already been down that road with films such as The Beaver. Instead it is Gibson showing us what he does best, and playing to strengths, as a reminder of why we used to love watching his antics so much, whilst also serving as a way to put behind him all those stories and move forward. If the script wasn’t developed with him in mind, it is pure lucky coincidence that he landed in it. A cracking action thriller that doesn’t outstay its welcome.
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