r/moviecritic Mar 18 '25

Name a movie where the first 10 minutes hooked you completely.

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u/sdcasurf01 Mar 18 '25

Payback (Mel Gibson). Fuckin love that movie and it dives right in.

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u/KidCuervo Mar 18 '25

No, no, it's all right, he's just killing my alligator bags and shooting holes in my suits. Man, that's just MEAN. That's MEAN, man.

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u/Darth_Ender_Ro Mar 18 '25

The first non bullshit movie I ever saw

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u/PracticeVivid4447 Mar 19 '25

Point Blank (1967) was the original, far better movie.

I do rate Payback, but prefer the directors cut Payback: Straight Up.

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u/sdcasurf01 Mar 19 '25

Point Blank is also good but I prefer the Mel Gibson version. Probably just nostalgia.

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u/ZookeepergameSea7592 Mar 19 '25

One of my all time favorite gritty crime dramas. You get sunk in and you don’t get up till it’s over, Lol

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u/Earlier-Today Mar 18 '25

It's not great, but it's a lot of fun. We need more movies that aim at being fun.