Prime VideoPayback (1999)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.0
Overview
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.
Starring Cast
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Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Gender Swap: Yes
Overview
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's core conflict revolves around individual revenge and the reclamation of stolen money within a criminal underworld, a subject matter that lacks a strong inherent political valence. The narrative focuses on an amoral protagonist's personal quest, making it largely apolitical.
The movie features predominantly traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on a conventional crime story, portraying traditional identities without a critical DEI lens or making DEI themes central to the plot.
Secondary
The character Pearl, a criminal associate, is portrayed as female in the film, while the corresponding character in the source novel "The Hunter" was male. This constitutes a gender swap.
The film "Payback" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on a crime and revenge plot, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the story.
The film features several female characters, including Rosie, Lynn Porter, and Pearl. While Pearl is a powerful and intimidating figure within the criminal underworld, her actions of violence are typically indirect, relying on her male subordinates or through intimidation. No female character is depicted winning a close-quarters physical fight against one or more male opponents.
The film "Payback" is an adaptation of Donald E. Westlake's novel "The Hunter." Analysis of the main characters and their portrayals against the source material or prior adaptations reveals no instances where a character's established race was changed for the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.1
6.8
Critic Ratings
5.6
4.6
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