Review of Blood Father (2016) by Matt R — 22 Dec 2016

Mel Gibson going nuts on camera is a great sign that you're about to watch something special. He plays a particularly unsavory character that runs a tattoo parlor out of the back of his trailer in the middle of nowhere. Mel is busy minding his P's and Q's when suddenly his daughter contacts him out of nowhere. She's in trouble! We've found the plot! How incredibly exciting.

Well, the action scenes are exciting. There are quite a few scenes that are essentially cut and pasted from other action films but Mel's rage puts each scene over the top. It's fantastic. I just wish everyone else in the film put in the same effort that he did. It was kind of a bummer to see him absolutely lose his mind and then the camera cuts to everyone else in the room and they're pretty much just chilling.

I don't believe Blood Father is at all close to as good as the hype that surrounds it. For whatever reason it's already becoming a cult hit. I mean it's not bad but if you want to watch Mel in a better hidden action film, go watch Get The Gringo. If nothing else is on though, feel free to give Blood Father a chance but don't get your hopes up too high about it.