Fresh
Apocalypto demonstrates two things: that Mel Gibson is a hell of a filmmaker and that his imaginative world borders on the Neanderthal.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
Apocalypto
No one can outrun their destiny.
2006 · 2h 19m · R
Action, Drama, History
Directed by
Mel Gibson
Overview
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.
Director and cast
- Mel Gibson Director
- Rudy Youngblood as Jaguar Paw
- Raoul Max Trujillo as Zero Wolf
- Gerardo Taracena as Middle Eye
- Iazua Larios as Sky Flower
- Antonio Monroy as Chilam
- María Isabel Díaz Lago as Mother in Law
- Dalia Hernández as Seven
- Jonathan Brewer as Blunted
- Morris Birdyellowhead as Flint Sky
- Carlos Emilio Báez as Turtles Run
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
65%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This is by no means a boring film, then, but it is a grotesque one, and that brings it pretty close to camp.
Ben Walters, Time Out
Rotten
As a piece of filmmaking it's certainly strong enough to restore his commercial viability. Whether that's to the good is another question entirely.
Tom Charity, CNN.com
Fresh
[Gibson] has learned how to tell a tale, and to raise a pulse in the telling. You have to admire that basic gift, uncommon as it is in Hollywood these days, though equally you have to ask what obsessions goad it on.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Fresh
Mel Gibson is a real artist as a director.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
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