Clevercell Very disappointing...

ThiefHott Too much of everything

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

shinsrevenge As said in the title, him playing a role of a ruined, rundown father was a new experience for me. He's not a shining hero, no one-man-army and he's far from perfect. As a former biker with a messed up past he tries his best to stay out of trouble and get back control over his life.Until one day his long-lost daughter comes back to ask for his help. With few connections from the past and very limited resources you see an aged man fighting to the limit to protect what's most precious to him. The movie feels real and genuine. It's not afraid of showing people with dark sides, issues and struggles. They all try their best (or worst) to make a living and survive, driven by different motives.Apart from your typical hollywood plot you see that life is no fairy tale, it's a fight for every day, where nothing is to be taken for granted and we have to cherish what we have and every moment. A strong performance that left a strong impression.

rafaljedd Well done, enjoyed like not many lately , must say it remind me old good movies well made classics , you not seeing movies like that anymore , suits me so much so I had to place my review.

jimbo-53-186511 Recovering alcoholic and ex-con Link (Mel Gibson) is trying to get his life straight by avoiding getting in to trouble. Link's life is turned upside down when his estranged daughter Lydia (Erin Moriarty) calls him and asks him for help when she find herself on the run from the cartel. Link reluctantly has to return to his old life in order to protect his daughter...Blood Father is another actioner whereby we have a middle-aged bad-ass father who is forced to go to back in to his former life/existence in order to protect a loved one. This is something that Liam Neeson has pretty much perfected over the years (most notably in Taken) - although this film shares more in common in a more recent Neeson film called Run All Night where Neeson played a recovering alcoholic forced to go back to his old life and protect his child.It's not a bad premise and when handled correctly it can make for a good film, but Gibson's character here is a little too whiny and full of self-pity (necessary to an extent I suppose, but it was overdone here and at times I found his character to be a little tiresome). On the other hand, his young co-star Erin Moriarty was a joy to watch; she's sassy, ballsy, but with the slightest hint of vulnerability. This in itself is a rather clichéd role, but Moriarty sells it well and she bounces off Gibson really well; her carefree persona and his grumpy old man shtick do at times serve the film well giving it some much needed light-heartedness. Where this film does suffer slightly is in the pacing and action stakes; the story is a tad laborious and the action sequences come far too infrequently - it also occasionally does seem to rely on the most unlikely of contrivances to move the story along.Taken for what it is, this is a serviceable and watchable action film with good performances from Gibson and Moriarty - they bounce off each other well and convey a very genuine father/daughter bond on screen. But the truth is that the film suffers when Moriarty and Gibson are not on screen together due to the film's rather laborious pace and lack of action. Worth a look, but don't set your sights too high with this one.

Prismark10 Blood Father is a disappointing and derivative revenge flick with Mel Gibson playing Link, a grizzled ex con on parole, trying to stay straight and recovering from drink and drugs.He lives in a trailer, works as a tattooist and he spends everyday talking to his sponsor Kirby (William H Macy) who is also his neighbour.Out of the blue his missing daughter Lydia (Erin Moriarty) contacts him as she needs money. She has shot her gangster boyfriend lover Jonah (Diego Luna) in the neck and now fears for his life.Link in order to protect his daughter has to step up to the plate, putting his parole at risk as he heads for a showdown against Jonah's gang pursuing them.Gibson is plainly a B movie action star these days making lower budget films that look a bit cheap with a script that lacks polish and finesse. Maybe things will change since his Oscar nomination for Best Director for Hacksaw Ridge.Here Gibson is let down by choppy action scenes and a below average script which at times is incoherent. Even with its short running time it looks flabby.