Mel Gibson might be hated, but he makes Great Films

Rating: 8/10 (10 October 2017)

Yet again, Gibson returns from the shadows to make a great film.
Hollywood hates him for his tirades and crazy antics and religious views and crapping on Jews and other groups, but by God, even minorities and groups of people who might be offended by him, usually have to admit that he is extremely talented.
I've never watched one of his movies that he acted in or directed, that was disliked by many people. Everyone enjoys a Gibson flick. He takes that formula from Braveheart and The Patriot, and hits every note that audiences crave.
He knows how to package action, gore, love, God, and country into nearly every film he puts his name on. Hell, half of them aren't even historically accurate, but whether you like him personally or not, or agree with his views, Gibson makes incredibly good films. They may not even be accurate, but he knows the craft of film making well.
I watched an interview with him on extras from other DVDs, and he goes into his exposure to Spartacus and westerns as a kid, and how they influenced him to carefully craft his own works. Gibson knows how to make epic action films, and gripping dramas, and this one is no exception, even if it comes across as too patriotic or cheesy at times to those outside his personal sphere of comforts and worldviews.