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Paparazzi
2004
From producer Mel Gibson comes this revenge fantasy about a Hollywood action star who takes it upon himself to make a group of four persistent photographers pay for almost causing a personal tragedy involving his wife and son. Read more
| Starring | Cole Hauser, Robin Tunney, Dennis Farina, Daniel Baldwin |
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| Director | Paul Abascal |
| Genres | Drama |
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Paparazzi
From producer Mel Gibson comes this revenge fantasy about a Hollywood action star who takes it upon himself to make a group of four persistent photographers pay for almost causing a personal tragedy involving his wife and son.
| Starring | Cole Hauser, Robin Tunney, Dennis Farina, Daniel Baldwin, Tom Hollander, Kevin Gage, Blake Michael Bryan, Blake Michael Bryan / |
|---|---|
| Director | Paul Abascal |
| Studio | ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Subtitles | # |
| Released | DVD: 05 Sep 2005 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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Ex-hair stylist Paul Abascal seems to have made good use of the hours spent on Mel Gibson's locks while working on the Lethal Weapon movies. His debut feature (with Gibson co-producing) is a rough-hewn revenge thriller that shows the effects of paparazzi persecution from the point of view of the celebrity. When up-and-coming movie action hero Bo Laramie (Cole Hauser) antagonises unscrupulous snapper Rex Harper (Tom Sizemore), he finds that his wife and child are targeted by Harper and his three sleazy cronies. A subsequent paparazzi-induced car accident sends Laramie over the edge and, with the police unable to take action, he decides to take matters into his own hands. Low on quality and virtually morality free, this film is reminiscent of exploitation flicks like Death Wish, only set in Tinseltown. Though the cast is interesting (and there are cameos from Gibson, Chris Rock and Matthew McConaughey), this crass movie is all about making a point with a sledgehammer rather than examining the paparazzi's place in today's celebrity culture.
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25 out of 29 people found this review helpful
Very enjoyable
I was not expecting much from this film but i really enjoyed it..
With Mel Gibson as the films director, who from personal experience knows a thing or two about the Paparazzi, this is an enthrawling thriller.. which shows you the darker side of the celeb world.
It is an amazingly tense thriller, that draws you into the bo the main charecters insanity which leads him to inact his revenge in a lethal way..
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
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Not as bad as a lot of people say - but just not very good either!
Cole Hauser is a good actor but the character he plays is paper thin. There is something not quite right with a famous actor playing a famous actor. The trailer for the film makes it look a lot better than it actually is. It looks action packed. This is not the case - there is barely any action. The transformation from Hauser as a nice all-round family man to burnt out psycho is not very believable either. In fact I think I rated this film too highly. Watch if you have nothing else to do.
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