Apocalypto

You think after the Mel Gibson incident that they would have renamed this movie M.G.'s Apocalypto. I'm shocked that they put his name in such large letters above the title of the film. I guess what they say is true, "even bad publicity, is good publicity". Critics have hailed this movie as an astonishing portrayl but for me it was a journey through mediocrity.

The movie is definitely well-written, well-acted, and well-directed. The issue I had with the movie was the ending. I'd say I was going to rate the movie pretty highly until the last 10 minutes of the movie, which I rated poorly. So if you average those out you get mediocrity. Which is too bad too, because the ending could have easily been redone to make the movie great, earning it a 8.5 out of 10 from me.

I know all of the other critics have all touched on it, but the movie definitely is very gorey and very graphic. It's like National Geographic crossed with the surgery show from TLC. Between Touristas and Apocalypto, I've learned more about human anatomy than my high school biology class ever taught me.

Rating: 6 out of 10