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- To sum it up; Payback: Straight Up is an excellent companion piece to a first rate film. It's good to see director Helgeland's cut restored to his liking and it thoroughly deserves to be seen. Now fans can pop the film in the player that best suits their mood. The original a bit lighter and the latter more moody. It doesn't go wrong either way.
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Oct 26, 2015 · Review: Payback: Straight Up (Brian Helgeland, 2006) — Cinema Adrift. June 08, 2015 in Film Reviews. by Matt Strackbein. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night panicked that people might not realize this movie has a director’s cut, which happens to be way better than the original.
To sum it up; Payback: Straight Up is an excellent companion piece to a first rate film. It's good to see director Helgeland's cut restored to his liking and it thoroughly deserves to be seen. Now fans can pop the film in the player that best suits their mood.
Apr 5, 2007 · Directed by Brian Helgeland ("L.A. Confidential") - although Helgeland did not complete the picture as released theatrically - "Payback" is a 70's noir film released in 1999. Mel Gibson plays Porter, a hardened thief who makes the bad choice of hanging out with the psychotic Val Resnick (Gregg Henry). When their latest job - which nabs them ...
The theatrical version avoids a depressing tone by letting Mel utilise his dry sense of humor, with Bill Duke helping out on support. A voiceover is present in the theatrical version, probably to help the viewer empathize with Porter. Kristofferson is probably the most crucial addition.
Apr 22, 2007 · Perhaps not a lost masterpiece by any means, Payback – Straight Up: The Director's Cut is nonetheless a surprisingly entertaining revival of a movie previously written off as a disappointment in its star's career. The HD DVD has good picture and sound, as well as some interesting bonus features.
Dec 13, 2020 · As Porter puts it at one point in the film, “You go high enough, you always get to one man.” Through a combination of animal cunning and brute violence, he works his way up through layers of the Outfit and their middleman (wonderfully portrayed by James Coburn and William Devane).
