Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! I found Maria Bello's performance towards the end especially powerful. David Paymer of course brought humor into the movie as he is a great actor also.

Paramount Pictures Too funny: when fired, he was concerned of Donner's (who worked with him on 'Conspiracy Theory' also with Gibson) opinion, stating that Donner wouldn't have been (fired or removed.) A pastiche of bitter/sweet moments that make you root for Porter .



In The Marvin movie, the character is called Walker. People probably knock it so much because of the "bond" they have established with the theatrical version over the years.

This "director's cut", on the other hand, seems to just focus on the toilet bowl of life with NO REDEEMING FEATURE.

So what, he didn't like the guy, he just wants his money. I saw the original version when it came out, and although I thought it was a good movie, I found it wanting. The same novel served as the basis for John Boorman's Point Blank starring Lee Marvin.
'P:SU:TDC' isn't even worth a viewing. Trust me, I know we want to be on the director's side and I'm a filmmaker myself, but the version under the studio is just better. 'Payback: Straight Up –The Director's Cut' (P:SU:TDC) however is the biggest director's version disappointment since the 'Richard Donner's Superman II' cut.

So he asks a barman for information by breaking his hand? The film isn't perfect, though its better in this form than in the washed-out and narration-heavy studio-mandated theatrical cut, but some brutal action, a callous disregard for likeability and an engaging plot mean that this is an entertainingly, and … 17 out of 22 found this helpful.

If you've never seen it, Straight Up is hands down the way to go.



Was this review helpful? The film isn't perfect, though its better in this form than in the washed-out and narration-heavy studio-mandated theatrical cut, but some brutal action, a callous disregard for likeability and an engaging plot mean that this is an entertainingly, and refreshingly, downbeat affair. That's not necessarily bad, it just doesn't work as well in a modern setting. 7/10 Trust, watch Brian Helegland's cut and then pop in the theatrical cut and you'll see how much better it is.



Most of the time that just means a couple more minutes added but sometimes there are drastic differences from the original released.

The scene with his wife is extended as well, leading to a more brutal confrontation, which leads more into him carrying her into the bedroom. The torture scenes are also cut from the film, and the boss's son who was originally going to get together with Rosie as his birthday present.

His presence not only creates an entirely different third act, but changes the whole objective of the story and its much more satisfying conclusion. Now Ilike dogs, but one thing I've always hated in Hollywood movies is the eternal cliche of the family-dog surviving. Actually Parker appeared in a number of novels. But after an apparently poor test screening in 1997(honestly, what IS the point of these?) By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.Fandango The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive reviewThe percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher. I guess I was comparing it to Point blank, the cult Lee Marvin movie, directed by John Boorman based on the same source material. Al though I enjoyed the original version, two thing always pissed me off: one: that studios changed the entire third act of the movie to please a dumb american audience. The ONLY reason to watch it is so you'll have an even greater appreciation for the theatrical version.

It is really cool to see a movie which was good to begin with, but with a twist and still good. The best thing are the music and colour pallete are changed to the much better. Was this review helpful? Remaking a classic is never a good idea at the best of times, but when Brian Helgeland's remake of Point Blank ended up being shelved, heavily re-edited, rewritten (by Terry Hayes) and reshot by another director (production designer John Myhre) to make it more 'accessible' to an audience after committing the triple sins of having a hero who doesn't get the money and doesn't get the girl and - worst of all - having a character kill the dog, it must have seemed like an out and out suicidal one.