'Force of Nature' Review: Mel Gibson Thriller Is One Toxic Shock

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Forget the art-theft plot and Hurricane Maria backdrop—Mel Gibson's toxic thriller 'Force of Nature' is a downpour of offensive stereotypes and a complete washout. Our review

character had turned into a grumpy old man. Ray needs a dialysis machine to function, but he has no intention of returning to a hospital where his next operation is a fecal transplant where he claims, “somebody else’s shit is injected in my ass.” Despite the pleas of the beautiful Dr. Troy , who is also Ray’s daughter, the hardass won’t budge. There is also a barely-caged wild animal on the premises.

What to do? Screenwriter Cory Miller, who spent four years as an investigator for the NYPD Internal Affairs unit, had many topical themes to develop here. Instead, Miller contrives to have a gang of San Juan thieves, led by — and the name’s for real — John the Baptist , bust into the apartment complex to retrieve millions in art treasures from Bergkamp , a German senior who Cardillo terms “an old man Nazi fuck” when he hesitates to give up his precious art to save lives.

The actors are helpless against a script that forces them to trade simpering backstories when they’re not shooting to kill or making bad jokes. “Take off your uniform,” says John the Baptist to Cardillo in an effort to disguise himself as the law. “What — I just met you,” smirks the cop in one of the film’s feeble attempts at banter. For many, the film’s shocking incompetence can only be rivaled by the greater shock of learning thatis directed by Michael Polish.

 

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mrpford Hmmmmm so it's not PC, got it.

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