As a former convict trying to go straight, and a man whose estranged, troubled daughter has finally contacted him for first time in years, Mel Gibson's face in Blood Father says it all. This man has seen a lot. Wearing a thick beard and resembling some prophet savior in the level of his apparent atonement, he is a modern day Commando, ready to protect his female offspring from even Satan himself. Gibson the actor proves he still has the machismo, the charisma and the tough-guy persona - a la Payback - to instill fear into those who take him too lightly. Erin Moriarty is especially impressive as his daughter (she also looks fantastic in extremely short shorts), balancing Gibson's rough exterior with a heartfelt performance of a remorseful girl who has some redemption plans of her own. Blood Father is a surprisingly taut and engaging action thriller that has been unfairly kept under the radar and out of the mainstream, and that is a shame indeed.
B+
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