PAYBACK Review: Matt Levett Suffices In Joseph Mensch’s Latest Potboiler
Given the headlines of the past week, it’s only suitable that director Joseph Mensch’s timely arrival with Payback gets some air time for moviegoers. Not so much the intriguing cryptocurrency finance thriller though, the film is definitely a feasible crime thriller that serves its purpose for the most part. Opens in 1992 New York City, we meet Wall Street stockbroker Mike Markovich (Matt Levett), on top of his game at the Mob-connected firm he works for as “the king of the one-call close”. Mike, for what it’s worth is adroit as he is ambitious – characteristics that clearly don’t bode well between him and his boss, Mr. Zhukov (Toby Leonard Moore), as quiet as the tension is beneath the friendly veneer. Adding to the stakes is the baby Mark and loving wife Judi (Anna Baryshnikov) are having in two weeks, which makes it all the more important to prioritize whilst […]
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