Payback

(Paramount)

This new version of Donald E. Westlake's novel The Hunter, which was brilliantly filmed in 1967 as Point Blank, has Mel Gibson in the Lee Marvin role of a heister who, left for dead by his double-crossing partner (Gregg Henry) and wife (Deborah Kara Unger) after a big job, comes back for revenge and his share of the loot. First-time director Brian Helgeland respects the tradition while delivering for those who just want to see the kind of movie where Mel Gibson shoots some people.