Panama

"The revolution is heating up."

2022 1h 35m EN

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★5.1TMDB · 198

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An ex-marine is hired by a defense contractor to travel to Panama to complete an arms deal. In the process he becomes involved with the U.S. invasion of Panama, and learns an important lesson about the true nature of political power.

“The revolution is heating up.”

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Cast

Cole Hauser
James Becker
Mel Gibson
Stark
Kiara Liz
Camila
Mauricio Hénao
Enrique Rodriguez
Kate Katzman
Tatyana
Charlie Weber
Hank Burns
Jackie Cruz
Cynthia Benitez
Victor Turpin
Brooklyn Rivera

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Neveldine
Writers: Daniel Adams, William Barber
Languages: English
Countries: Puerto Rico, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Puerto Rico, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Neveldine, shot by Pedro Juan López. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Christopher Cibelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Cole Hauser and Mel Gibson and Kiara Liz carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The revolution is heating up.".

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IMDB entry: tt4029412 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mark Neveldine directs. Pedro Juan López behind the camera. Christopher Cibelli cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Puerto Rico, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Puerto Rico, United States of America.
3Directed by Mark Neveldine, shot by Pedro Juan López. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Christopher Cibelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Cole Hauser and Mel Gibson and Kiara Liz carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The revolution is heating up.".
7IMDB entry: tt4029412 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Pedro Juan López
Editing: Christopher Cibelli
Production design: Mayna Magruder
VFX supervisor: John R. McConnell
Stunt coordinator: Frank Blake
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Panama (2022)

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tmdb280390232022-08-28
★ 1/10
The difference between Mel Gibson’s and Bruce Willis’s recent losing streaks is dignity. And I don’t mean the comparatively more dignified air that a slightly bigger budget confers upon Gibson’s latest as opposed to Willis’s (if the former’s are made on a shoestring, the latter’s bring to mind a loafer). My point is that, while Willis is dragged down by the material, Gibson elevates it – at least as far as his character is concerned; the overall outcome tends to be less than the sum of its parts, but the fact remains that Gibson’s part is usually the best, if not the only good thing about the movie (case in point, his turn as an alcoholic actor who runs afoul of the law in Last Looks shows a healthy willingness to satirize his own public image). Consider for instance what Variety had to say of Gibson’s performance in 2019’s The Professor and the Madman: “the good news is that Gibson is fine; it's everything else that doesn't work.” The same could be said of pretty much every film he has been in since, and Panama is no exception. Here is a movie that isn’t bad just because of its low quality but also for its lack of basic goodness – a jingoistic and hypocritical affair that not only justifies the United States invasion of Panama in the late 80s-early 90s (the narration opens with “there's nothing more rock and roll than taking out the bad guys for the red, white and blue” and, to prove it wasn’t being sarcastic, finishes with “We caught Noriega with his drawers down”; never mind that Noriega had been for years on the CIA’s payroll), but at the same time purports to be down with the Panamanian people. What the filmmakers, however, know about Panama’s 20th century history could fit in a pinhead and there’d be enough room left for the Lord’s prayer. For example, a comandante with the contras spins a sob story about how “Sandinistas came in the middle of the night, woke [his parents] up and shot them. And my wife and my daughter. Noriega ordered them killed.” Is it just me, or does that wording makes it sound as if the Sandinistas – i.e., the once and future rulers of Nicaragua – took orders from Noriega? Something tells me Daniel Ortega might beg to differ. PS. The character who tells this story is given the unfortunate name “Steadman Fagoth Muller,” (which sounds like an ill-advised homage to Life of Brian’s “Biggus Dickus”). Why is he called thus? So we can hear how “When he was a child, his middle name was the subject of teasing, so he beat up everyone who tried to make a joke of it and forced them all to call him by his full name.” Pray tell, why would a Panamanian (or Nicaraguan, I’m still not sure) person – or an earthling, for that matter – have such an alien-sounding name? And, having it, why would he be teased for it in a Spanish-speaking country? I mean, if bassoon players (‘fagotistas’ in Spanish) get a pass, why wouldn’t he?

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