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It’s been a bad day for Driver (Mel Gibson) and it’s not getting any better. He just made a big haul of millions that would give him a nice summer vacation on easy street. A good idea that went south – literally.
During a high-speed car chase with the US Border Patrol, and a bleeding body in his back seat, Driver flips his car smashing through the border wall, tumbling violently, coming to a stop … in Mexico. Apprehended by the Mexican authorities, he is sent to a hard-core prison where he enters the strange and dangerous world of “El Pueblito”, the worst prison in all of Mexico. Not an easy place for an outsider such as Driver to survive, unless it’s with the help of someone who knows the ropes - a 10 year-old kid.
Bonus Features
- A Look Inside
- On-Set: The Showdown
- On-Set: The Raid
- On-Set: The Car Chase
During a high-speed car chase with the US Border Patrol, and a bleeding body in his back seat, Driver flips his car smashing through the border wall, tumbling violently, coming to a stop … in Mexico. Apprehended by the Mexican authorities, he is sent to a hard-core prison where he enters the strange and dangerous world of “El Pueblito”, the worst prison in all of Mexico. Not an easy place for an outsider such as Driver to survive, unless it’s with the help of someone who knows the ropes - a 10 year-old kid.
Bonus Features
- A Look Inside
- On-Set: The Showdown
- On-Set: The Raid
- On-Set: The Car Chase
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Valerie J.
Format:DVD
Mel Gibson is on form as a 'career criminal' in this action movie (a.k.a Get the Gringo) set in a Mexican prison. He's a naughty lad, our lad with no name and no finger prints, and is doing time for stealing over $2 million but the police did thank him for contributing to the police fund. The prison is more like a ghetto with the inmates carrying guns, doing drugs, and there are plenty of women around, and children. But no one can get out. One child, a boy of 9 (or 10), is special. Why? Because he has the same blood type as the King Honcho in the prison and the King Honcho needs a liver transplant.
Our Mel's certainly getting a lived-in look - I think they call it character - but he's still great on screen. This was co-written and produced by him. Actually, I think he is a great director too - see Apocalypto (2006).
The humour in this movie had me cracking up with laughter but if you are a bit, well, prissy, you have to be warned that the language is strong and the violence hard-hitting. The little Mexican boy is magic. Children, don't act like this at home!
Our Mel's certainly getting a lived-in look - I think they call it character - but he's still great on screen. This was co-written and produced by him. Actually, I think he is a great director too - see Apocalypto (2006).
The humour in this movie had me cracking up with laughter but if you are a bit, well, prissy, you have to be warned that the language is strong and the violence hard-hitting. The little Mexican boy is magic. Children, don't act like this at home!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Not to be confused with the rotten 1997 Rom-com of the same name, this is a decent action/adventure movie with Mel Gibson reminding us why he was once the biggest male film star in the world - oozing roguish charm and wild charisma; the supporting cast, including Kevin Hernandez as a semi-feral kid, and Dolores Heredia as the kid's mother are decent too, and the film is a high-octane experience from blistering start to slippery finish.
However, this is a very cynical movie, and there is a lot of dubious morality, with Mel's character finding closure, but at the expense of innocent bystanders who are carelessly sacrificed by his amoral crook - this is of course the nature of the beast in this context, I was just disturbed by the casual killing and general smugness exhibited by a character who is clearly supposed to have the audience on his side. A sign of the times? I don't know.
However, this is a very cynical movie, and there is a lot of dubious morality, with Mel's character finding closure, but at the expense of innocent bystanders who are carelessly sacrificed by his amoral crook - this is of course the nature of the beast in this context, I was just disturbed by the casual killing and general smugness exhibited by a character who is clearly supposed to have the audience on his side. A sign of the times? I don't know.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This script and storyline is right up Mel Gibson's street. He's perfect for the role as a wily old goat whose experience and cunning helps him cope with the tough rigours of life in a Mexican prison. In fact not just cope, but out manoeuvre the hardest of Hispanic and Gringo crimbos.
Perhaps it all falls together a little too neatly towards the end, but this is nevertheless a a fully engaging story and, in my opinion, one of Gibson's best performances to date.
Highly recommended.
Perhaps it all falls together a little too neatly towards the end, but this is nevertheless a a fully engaging story and, in my opinion, one of Gibson's best performances to date.
Highly recommended.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
EXCELLENT
THIS FILM IS NONE STOP ACTION. A GREAT STORY AND PLENTY OF SHOOTING. MEL GIBSON BACK TO HIS OLD SELF
Published 8 days ago by Stephen
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cracking crime caper
The dirt and depravity of a mexican jail is vividly brought to life in this fine heist caper. Mel is on great form in a role that could easily be an extension of his earlier turn... Read more
Published 10 days ago by Mr. S. Storey
4.0 out of 5 stars
Doing what he does best
I watched this film with a great deal of anticipation and although it wasn't first rate, it reminded me just how much I'd missed Mel Gibson. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Matthew Richardson
2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor remake of Payback but worth seeing once
A poor remake of Payback set in Mexico, which is refreshing and interesting for its prison location and unorthodox gritty dark side, but as it progresses it increasingly rejoins... Read more
Published 17 days ago by 007
4.0 out of 5 stars
Return to form for mel!
Excellent action film with sense of humour, great way to spend a couple of hours!! Think payback with more humour!
Published 23 days ago by Neil McR
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent
enjoyed film, dont think there,s been film , with mel gibson in which havent liked, plenty of action,bit of comedy.
Published 24 days ago by nigel w
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun With Mel
As a great fan of Mel i found this film has a funny side to it,well worth a look at folks
Published 26 days ago by beryl
3.0 out of 5 stars
It's OK
I watched this for 'free' via my Netflix subscription. It's OK ... not sure I would have been so happy if I'd bought it or rented it.
Published 1 month ago by EagerReader
3.0 out of 5 stars
It is okay.
The wife hated it. I thought I'd seen a lot worse but it's all personal opinion isn't it? If you are going to buy it wait until it's cheaper than chips and then you only lose an... Read more
Published 1 month ago by D FERRIS
4.0 out of 5 stars
A return to form.
This film i think is a success for Mel Gibson , it has proved he is back on form. The character he plays is similar to his 1999 role in Payback which is probably my most favourite... Read more
Published 2 months ago by cheeky
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