Sometimes it’s hard to separate a persons talent from their character. Mel Gibson is (was?) by all regards, a piece shit. But god damn the dude knows how to direct a movie.
A slow start, with the first half of the film having a color palette so saturated it’s almost unbearable. However, this goes from a love story to an incredibly violent and beautiful war-flick with a single bullet. Once the shooting starts, it feels like it never stops. It…