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Blood Father
Directed By: Jean-François Richet
The Story
If your expecting a revenge movie full of over the top action and crazy fight scenes then Blood Father may leave you feeling a little disappointed. Sure there's a little action here and there, but the movie focuses more on the relationship between father and daughter. The story itself is nothing new or original, but the performances make this movie shine a little brighter to similar movies out there.
In 2008 Sylvester Stallone was planning to direct and star in an adaptation of Peter Craig's novel Blood Father.
Raoul Max Trujillo has worked with Mel Gibson before. He played a major role as the Chief warrior in Apocalypto (2006) which was directed by Gibson.
The movie Lydia is watching in the theater is Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) which was directed by Jean-François Richet.
The bar in this film is the same bar as in The Guest (2014).
Mel Gibson lives in a trailer that gets wasted by the bad guys as in the Lethal Weapon series.
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The Cast
The cast are great. I have been a fan of Mel Gibson ever since i first seen Lethal Weapon, so it was great to see him back on the screen. Him and his daughter played by Erin Moriarty have fantastic chemistry and both of them deliver solid performances. I think i enjoyed the movie that little bit more because of how believable they were as father and daughter.
Movie Highlight
My movie highlight would have to be the whole look and feel of the movie. I like how everything was simple and strange, it sort of felt like a grindhouse throwback. I also like how John and Lydia arn't your typical perfect family. I like that Lydia wernt this innocent daughter, and i liked that John wernt this doting father. The pair of them have major issues and are pretty messed up.
My Verdict
Overall pretty good movie thanks to some very fine performances. But be aware action is not the movies strong point. So if your expecting a Taken style movie you may be disappointed. I'm really hoping this opens the door to more roles for Mel Gibson, i miss the crazy f*****.
Directed By: Jean-François Richet
The Story
If your expecting a revenge movie full of over the top action and crazy fight scenes then Blood Father may leave you feeling a little disappointed. Sure there's a little action here and there, but the movie focuses more on the relationship between father and daughter. The story itself is nothing new or original, but the performances make this movie shine a little brighter to similar movies out there.
Movie Trivia;
In 2008 Sylvester Stallone was planning to direct and star in an adaptation of Peter Craig's novel Blood Father.
Raoul Max Trujillo has worked with Mel Gibson before. He played a major role as the Chief warrior in Apocalypto (2006) which was directed by Gibson.
The movie Lydia is watching in the theater is Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) which was directed by Jean-François Richet.
The bar in this film is the same bar as in The Guest (2014).
Mel Gibson lives in a trailer that gets wasted by the bad guys as in the Lethal Weapon series.
.
The cast are great. I have been a fan of Mel Gibson ever since i first seen Lethal Weapon, so it was great to see him back on the screen. Him and his daughter played by Erin Moriarty have fantastic chemistry and both of them deliver solid performances. I think i enjoyed the movie that little bit more because of how believable they were as father and daughter.
Movie Highlight
My movie highlight would have to be the whole look and feel of the movie. I like how everything was simple and strange, it sort of felt like a grindhouse throwback. I also like how John and Lydia arn't your typical perfect family. I like that Lydia wernt this innocent daughter, and i liked that John wernt this doting father. The pair of them have major issues and are pretty messed up.
My Verdict
Overall pretty good movie thanks to some very fine performances. But be aware action is not the movies strong point. So if your expecting a Taken style movie you may be disappointed. I'm really hoping this opens the door to more roles for Mel Gibson, i miss the crazy f*****.