Apocalypto
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- Synopsis
- As the foundation of the Mayan civilization begins to crumble, one man's previously idyllic existence is forever changed when he is chosen as a sacrifice needed to appease the gods in director Mel Gibson's mythic, end-times adventure....
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- Director(s)
- Mel Gibson
- Distributor(s)
- Buena Vista
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 138 min.
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Critic Reviews
Mel Gibson is always good for a surprise, and his latest is that Apocalypto is a remarkable film. Set in the waning days of the Mayan civilization, the picture provides a trip to a place one's never been before, offering hitherto unseen sights of exceptional vividness and power.Read the full review
Gibson may not be much of a deep thinker, but he's a heck of a storyteller. Apocalypto turns out to be not a case of Montezuma's revenge but of Gibson's: It's something entirely unexpected, a sinewy, taut poem of action.Read the full review
Gibson has made a film of blunt provocation and bruising beauty.Read the full review
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