What makes it different from others?

Really Surprised!

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Blistering performances.

While this film, with all its twists and turns, does have a number of redeeming qualities.. in the final analysis, they arent abundant enough to offset the fact that the dialog & overall structure seems slightly burdened with having to to explain how it all fits together.If, as I suspect you may be, a fan of Payback.. you probably won't regret giving this one a spin.

Mel Gibson has been slowly working his way back into everyone's good graces. Hacksaw Ridge was a big hit in theatres this year and I think while he might not have as big of a fan base, there's no denying that the guy is excellent at his craft. This was one of his earlier comeback films and I dismissed it because it either didn't get a theatrical release or it was extremely limited. I'm not going to lie, the scandals around Gibson may have played a part too. I just turned this on via Netflix on a lazy Sunday morning and was pretty impressed by it, it was completely different from what I expected. The movie flew by and by the time it was over, I would have happily spent another half hour with Driver and this cast of characters.*Minor Spoilers Ahead* Things aren't going well for Driver (Mel Gibson). He's driving a car with a bag of money in the back with his fellow robber bleeding all over it. Making things worse is the fact that the police and the border patrol are on his tail as he's trying to escape to Mexico. He comes to the realization he can't get away while he's driving alongside the wall at the border and he wrecks the car on the Mexico side of the wall. The U.S. border patrol agents expect the Mexican police to hand Driver over but after $2 million is discovered in the back seat, they decide to process him. Thus begins Driver's integration into the Mexican prison system which has it's own unique flavour compared to the American system which he's already been through a couple of times.If you're a fan of this genre, when it comes to either comedies or dramas centred around the penal system, it's usually American or British. Driver is jailed in a Mexican prison and while you wouldn't think that would be hugely different, it actually is. Driver learning the ins and outs of this prison was different and I found it wholly entertaining. Driver describes the prison as "the world's shittiest mall" and it was really cool how differently it operated. The guards were much more hands off and it operated as more of a contained singular universe. It helped make Get the Gringo a different type of movie, it was more of a noirish comedy/drama and I really enjoyed the direction they took with it.The next great thing about this movie is the character of Driver. Driver is my kind of protagonist, he's not a good guy, he's got a sharp mind, enough grit to deal with the seedier side of El Pueblito (the name of the prison) and enough of a moral code to avoid being a complete scumbag. I've heard this is an unofficial sequel to Payback (which I haven't seen) but the character seemed to fit Gibson's strengths as an actor easily.It's not necessarily easy to watch Mel Gibson in movies again but if you can separate his personal life from his work, Get the Gringo shows why he was one of the biggest stars of his day. He's great here and I like the fact he doesn't mind being the bad guy. Kevin Hernandez held up his end of the movie as Kid, that's pretty rare for a kid actor. Gibson and Hernandez have a good comedic rapport together. I also really liked Dolores Heredia as Kid's mom, she wasn't the typical damsel or love interest for Driver. She had toughness despite having the requisite love for her son. The rest of the cast also fit the bill nicely, the movie is centred around Mel but supporting characters do their jobs.Add in the fact that the movie is pretty funny due to some witty dialogue and Get the Gringo makes for a pretty fun ride. I would actually put it around an 8.5/10. I don't agree with Gibson's opinions or his activities in his personal life but he hammered out a pretty solid movie here. It's very Guy Ritchie like and that's a good thing. I can't give it a 9 because it doesn't hit that truly awesome level for me but I would recommend this highly.

The movie sure presents unique new things to learn especially about the supposedly corrupt Mexican prison and law enforcement system and also the street smarts someone's got to have if he/she wishes to survive in it. I really like how the production design helped so much in presenting the world needed to depict this story. It gets the world presented to be both colorful and very nastily dirty at the same time. The story got some curious thing sat first that could really incite interest. But as it develops, it surely seen that it only focuses on the driver character and the kid, without even explain enough on the characters like Frank and even Kaufman. This made this lot of the last one-third of this movie feel unconnected to the rest of the story built thus far. The acting overall is a so-so for me. Mel Gibson didn't hit it quite right to his character, which was portrayed on the border of being either a sanguine or a calm and calculated person. For me it's a long way from what I've seen from him in his more serious action roles like in The Patriot or even Braveheart. Kevin Hernandez and Dolores Heredia did enough to keep their characters afloat for the story.

A very clever film or a clever setup I might say, this is good old Mel Gibson back for more.The film has a good story, great narrative, impressive action, nice filming and good directing. Maybe in the film the odds are against him, but watching this he certainly has something good going for him, it is almost like seeing the good old action movies of his, like Payback or even the humor and action ones, like Lethal Weapon.I think this film works out very well, it is entertaining and interesting all of the way, a great film for the guys :) You should see it if you haven't and especially if you like Mel Gibsons action movies.