Review of Payback

Payback (I) (1999)
6/10
Not entirely good, but possible way to spend an evening with
15 August 2021
Warning: Spoilers
As with almost every movie having negative reviews, you should get prepared for what you'll see. Don't expect it to be a work of art or to have a complex story. It's just plain violent action film. Nothing more, nothing less. And it has many cliches too, so don't expect it to be a fully original movie.

The main character is just a hypocrite, who pickpocket people and kill for money, but always mentions he wants just 70 thousand, not 130, as though he is fair and honest. He also beats one innocent men but protects another. He's not a good guy at all, so keep that in mind before watching. And the ending left a plot hole as well. In the end Porter gave his own address to the syndicate to blow them as they pick up the phone, but he couldn't know that they'll take him with them and there will be a phone in the car. His girlfriend could possibly do that, but she was far away and couldn't know when to phone that number. If they discovered that Porter fooled them they would smash his other toes. So Porter's victory is either a total luck or a great plot hole. And this color choice for the movie wasn't that great. They wanted to emphasize the mood and make it more stylish, but it just doesn't look good.

Despite this film having many flaws, you may watch it if you like plain action films.
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