DVD Review

Payback: The Director's Cut (2007)

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Rated: R; DVD Release Date: Apr 10, 2007; Genres: Action/Adventure, Crime; With: Maria Bello, Gregg Henry, Kris Kristofferson, Lucy Liu and David Paymer...

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By Clark Collis

Clark Collis

Clark Collis is a senior writer for EW

The initial version of the Mel-starring thriller was an above-average exercise in retro noir. So this new cut of Payback from Brian Helgeland, who was replaced during postproduction, plays largely as an itch-scratching exercise, despite the restoration of his original, more ambiguous ending. EXTRAS
A doc finds Helgeland ruminating on his removal with irritating equanimity. But it does contain a vital piece of directorial advice, which is repeated on the amiably informative commentary: If you want to keep your job, never ever ever have one of your characters kill a dog.

Posted Apr 06, 2007

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