Review of Get the Gringo (2012) by Caesar M — 31 Aug 2012

So after seeing the poorly done Scott Adkins knockoff El Gringo, I quickly returned it and got Mel Gibson's Get The Gringo. While I'm not sure American audiences will give it chance due to Gibson controversial nature, they'll be missing out on what Mel Gibson does best if they don't.

Get The Gringo is follows a career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities who is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a young boy. The plot is gritty, intense, dark, intelligent, violent, and most importantly entertaining all the way through with added dark humor. It develop characters who all are very interesting and fit the story perfectly. It move as a such a great pace and gradually gets you invested while building on the excitement. The relationship between Gibson and the kid he bonds with in prison is among one of the most unique I've seen and feels real at all time. It does an excellent job expanding upon it premise whether its adding dimension to the protagonist motivation or making our character task harder to overcome. The talented Mel Gibson returns to the big screen by not only writing a smart movie, but delivers one impressive performance and makes one very entertaining narrator. The supporting cast are not too bad themselves, but Mel Gibson steals the show here. I'll also give praise to director Adrian Grunberg for delivering on the atmosphere, you'll literally believe you're inside of a real prison and no way out of it.

Mel Gibson's Get The Gringo is one of the better movies released this year and should be seen no matter what your personal opinion on Gibson past behavior might be.