9/7/2023 0 Comments Hacksaw ridge rating reviewDoss is unquestionably a hero unfortunately, this dramatization of his heroism feels a little too sanitized despite all of the battlefield viscera.ĭoss is first shown as boy in rural Virginia with an abusive alcoholic father (Hugo Weaving), who’s also a World War I vet, a perpetually concerned-looking mother (Rachel Griffiths), and a brother who may be younger or older. The intro helps set up the stark differences between the film’s maudlin first half and brutal second half in which director Mel Gibson depicts graphic battle scenes, his first opportunity to do so since 2006’s vastly superior Apocalypto. The juxtaposition of content is made all the more incongruent with a righteous voiceover. ![]() ![]() Hacksaw Ridge, a true story about a pacifist who served in World War II, opens with a slow-motion montage of somersaulting bodies on fire.
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