MOVIE REVIEW

Payback / 1999

Get ready to root for the bad guy.

6.8 / 10 (1,982 votes)

100 minutes

DIRECTOR Brian Helgeland

WRITERS Brian Helgeland, Terry Hayes

CAST Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer, Bill Duke, Deborah Kara Unger, John Glover, William Devane, Lucy Liu, Kris Kristofferson, Jack Conley, Mark Alfa, Kwame Amoaku, Justin Ashforth, Len Bajenski

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REVIEW & SYNOPSIS

Sinopsis

Payback adalah sebuah Action, Drama, Crime, Thriller yang dirilis pada tahun 1999. “Get ready to root for the bad guy.” Film ini disutradarai oleh Brian Helgeland dan dibintangi oleh Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer, Bill Duke.

Payback menghadirkan cerita yang mendalam tentang perjuangan, konflik, dan resolusi yang memukau. Dengan alur yang terstruktur dengan baik, film ini berhasil membawa penonton dalam pengalaman sinematik yang tak terlupakan.

Dari segi teknis, Payback menawarkan sinematografi yang memanjakan mata, tata suara yang imersif, serta akting yang meyakinkan dari para pemerannya.

Secara keseluruhan, Payback adalah Action yang layak masuk dalam daftar tontonan Anda. Film ini tidak hanya menghibur tetapi juga memberikan pesan moral yang mendalam.

Last Updated: April 28, 2026

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