Hacksaw Ridge - Reviews

Mel Gibson’s robust directorial technique brings an undeniable punch to the combat scenes of this Oscar-nominated second world war drama.

...as repellent a figure as many may still find Gibson, I have to report he’s absolutely hit 'Hacksaw Ridge' out of the park.

Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge makes a gruesome case for non-violence

Mel Gibson delivers an intensely brutal war movie with an intriguing moral twist.

...a versatile effort, combining tasteful old-school Hollywood storytelling in the first half with a second half dedicated to a grunts’-eye perspective of the hideousness of war.

...a moving recreation of a khaki-clad superhero at work, an old-fashioned story that Gibson mainlines with bleeding-edge craft and technique...

...a war film that moves as much as it bruises – and does both with power and conviction. In full flow, it looks like a Technicolor Guernica – and hits home with the meaty, blood-wet thud of a raw topside of beef to the jaw.

…sevärt blir det, spännande är det – och givetvis mycket rörande.