MEL'S STILL GOT IT

Mel Gibson deviated from his star-spangled path on the turn of the centuries, but now shows some strong signs of recovery, lead by one of the most intriguing and fascinating war stories ever.

„Hacksaw ridge” will consist out of two clear parts. First one, deals with liberal and civic society aspects of the training of Desmond Doss (surprisingly solid Andrew Garfield), first pacifist US soldier in World War Two. Second one tells the true story about his exploits on top of Hacksaw ridge, one of the bloodiest battles that US Marines led with Japanese in the entire war. And it’s in that second part that all of Gibson’s gift for directing, cinematography and editing will kick in with all of its strength, creating some of the most vivid war action sequences in modern day Hollywood. Pathetic will step in as well, peaking towards the end, but the Australian just knows how to direct a patriotic and inspiring movie story.

„Hacksaw ridge” is hyper-pathetic, but memorably directed war flick.

HACKSAW RIDGE – 7/10

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IF IT WEREN'T FOR MEL...

After all this time, Mel Gibson is still such a pictoresque character that even the mediocre script with severely unconvincing suporting cast can't diminish that fact. He only needs to show his bearded face on the camera, put some of his real life problems in the plot and everything seems a lot more serious than it really is.

In reality, „Blood father” is just of one of those confused crime/thriller stories aggravated with some bursting action sequences than you've seen all around Hollywood in past copuple of years.

„Blood father” would've been a lot worse than it is thanks to Mel Gibson.

BLOOD FATHER - 3/10

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MAD, BUT NOT MAX

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One of the most anticipated movies of 2015 didn’t disappoint ”Mad Max” fans, offering some fresh blood(bag) to the faltering franchise, revamping everything and boosting the script for the new century.

Much more like the second two parts of the post apocalyptic story about stranded Australian wasteland, George Miller's story now offers different fragments of the society, highly dependable on motor oil and crazy dictators guarding the sparse life resources.

Mel Gibson is replaced by promising Tom Hardy who doesn’t succeed in filling his shoes being way to inconsistent and undefined as Max Rockatansky. On the other hand, Charlize Teron is just mesmerizing as a true lead role (Furiosa), giving the movie much needed dramatic depth.

As for the story, there isn’t any, just a series of spectacular car chases and battles, done mostly the old fashioned ”analogue” way, which is quite a refreshment in a almost 100% CGI era. Tensions are ultra high, lines are mainly senseless and there isn’t any determined goal for the actors.

All said and done, ”Mad Max” is one hugely entertaining spectacular blockbuster and a completely different concept from the original movies.

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD - 8/10