Storyline
An ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 16-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her.
Writers: Peter Craig, Andrea Berloff, Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks, William H. Macy, Miguel Sandoval, Dale Dickey, Richard Cabral, Daniel Moncada, Ryan Dorsey, Raoul Max Trujillo, Brandi Cochran, Katalina Parrish, Cameron Cipta, Lucien Dale, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Cast: Mel Gibson -
Link
Erin Moriarty -
Lydia
Diego Luna -
Jonah
Michael Parks -
Preacher
William H. Macy -
Kirby
Miguel Sandoval -
Arturo Rios
Dale Dickey -
Cherise
Richard Cabral -
Joker
Daniel Moncada -
Choop
Ryan Dorsey -
Shamrock
Raoul Max Trujillo -
The Cleaner
(as Raoul Trujillo)
Brandi Cochran -
Lydia's Mother
Katalina Parrish -
Link's Client
Cameron Cipta -
Freckles
Lucien Dale -
Blonde Boy
Taglines:
A Father Makes His Own Justice
Country: France
Language: English
Release Date: 3 Jan 2016
Filming Locations: New Mexico, USA
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Trivia:
The movie Lydia is watching in the theater is Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) which is directed by Jean-François Richet. See more »
User Review
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Rating: 9/10
I love it when Mel Gibson is in his Mad Max Lethal Weapon Braveheart
Patriot mode. The character and the performance you see in BLOOD FATHER
is something that Gibson often returns to from time to time. The
tortured soul, protective of his loved one, willing to unleash hell
when necessary. BLOOD FATHER is hardcore. A merciless story of
retribution.
Directed by Peter Craig, Mel Gibson plays an ex-convict and former
alcoholic named John Link who's trying his best to keep it together .
Until one day when his estranged daughter comes back into his life but
with a big secret, turns out, the drug cartel is hunting her down, a
situation that forces Link to use his past connections and his skills
to keep his daughter alive.
Much of the film is set in the desert, so one can't help but make a
stretched comparison to Mel Gibson's old days as Mad Max. The best way
to describe BLOOD FATHER in a way that today's audiences would
understand is that Gibson's character, John Link, is more or less kinda
like Liam Neeson's character in "Taken" franchise, but with less
resources and Link is more rough around the edges. But both characters
would go above and beyond for their respective daughters.
BLOOD FATHER is a very straightforward film, it has that
father-daughter drama, though not as strong or as powerful as such
films as "The Wrestler," for example, but some of the lines do hit
home, and the action is more about firepower and gunfights, very brute,
very basic, but it gets the job done. Some might say BLOOD FATHER is
predictable and I don't blame them, it is after all just one of those
movies for us Charles Bronson fans who just want to see the bad guys
ultimately get what they deserve, a satisfying punishment.
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