Now before you guys pull out the pitchforks and swear off this site, (again), I want you to hear me out. The title of this post pretty simply explains the gist, but let’s scratch at the surface to see what’s buried under there. Mel Gibson is not a favorable person with the overall general public. The guy has issues with folks of other races and cultures which aren’t easy to ignore, nor should they.
就是说我有些承认我想念他的存在。很难忽视这个人对他所说的愚蠢的事实，有时在公开场合，但我想念我在这一切之前都知道的梅尔。在戏剧之前。在Tirade和Slur Spewing之前，我记得Gibson在电影中很讨人喜欢，并参加了80年代和90年代我最喜欢的电影。因此，我观看了他的最新电影，该电影由福克斯提供给我，我想让您知道，这部电影的许多魅力和娱乐性的Wisecracks都回来了。这并不是一部令人发指的电影或奥斯卡竞争电影，而是对他在“最后的立场”中从Schwarzenegger看到的那样的人的敬意。这是他的“出来”电影，这是一部有趣的电影。
Get the Gringo was originally titled “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” which, I thought, was a perfect analogy for his hiatus. The guy went and rested and now he’s back. His narration of a “letter” to his mother is something that’s a constant presence within the film and he guides you throughout his unbelievable adventure within a Mexican prison. Gibson plays “Driver” which is any nondescript schmuck that Gibson or any other action star has played within the last 5 years. He’s likeable, like an anti-hero. He’s not neccesarily a good guy but he just happens to do good things when they coincide with his plans.
The film is full of faults. There’s story is downright absurd with situations arising that just suck out all level of belief from the moment and make you force yourself to press the “brain off” button while watching. I don’t want to get too spoiler-ish but let’s just say that there’s a scene in which someone chooses to have organ transplant surgery during a prison raid in order to steal the organ from the illegitimate child that he non-raised in prison with a female resident.Read that sentence again. Sure, knowing things like that happen in the film beforehand can easily dissuade you from bothering, but I protest that the return of the ‘Gib’ made these outrageous ideas entertaining to watch. I could have easily imagine someone like Jason Statham taking on a role like this, rather than Gibson, but Mel takes on the role and makes it his own. He’s so comfortable in the role that you can get the impression that he didn’t even bother to rehearse his lines and just showed up on set already conditioned for what’s expected. He’s a pro and he’d done this kinda stuff a million times before. He just seemed so acclimated to the expectations that his performance seemed ‘effortless’.
The film introduces you to a world within a city prison in which illegal commerce is an everyday part of life. “Driver” inadvertently winds up a inmate/resident in this environment and begins his crazy adventure of systematically wreaking havoc and up-heaving those in “power”. It’s a fine enough film, not the best or most remarkable, but it was a quaint little tale that provided to perfect scenarios to remind me of thing things that I liked about Gibson. The movie didn’t release in theaters and ended up as a VOD and straight to video release which I suspect is a result of his poor public image. I wouldn’t expect this movie to compete with The Avengers or The Dark Knight Rises, but it’s sad that someone who had great potential as a contender with films of that stature has fallen so low.
He’s got a history. He’s said some things that are unforgivable and CANNOT be disregarded… but even with that said I miss the Mel Gibson prior to the scandal that gave us quality entertainment like the Lethal Weapon series, Braveheart, The Patriot, and even “What Women Want”. I miss that guy. He was fun and FUNNY. He was a “man’s man” with a sensitive side and because of all that “I Miss Mel Gibson”.
