Mel Gibson's seemingly relentless rehabilitation continues with this Hollywood-set comedy-crime thriller in which Gibson plays Alastair Pinch, a close-to-the-bone version of himself from a few years ago.

Pinch is an alcoholic actor accused of domestic abuse, albeit his character is arrested for killing his wife in the film, whereas Gibson pleaded no contest to a battery charge in real life.

In a comedy-crime thriller that would have been a lot more fun without Gibson, Gibson plays an alcoholic actor accused of aggression against women.

Mel Gibson's seemingly unstoppable comeback continues with this Hollywood-set comedy-crime thriller in which Gibson plays Alastair Pinch, a character who is nearly taunting us.

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Pinch is an alcoholic actor accused of domestic abuse, albeit his character is arrested for killing his wife in the film, whereas Gibson pleaded no contest to a battery charge in real life.

At the very least, this semi-satirical fiction, directed by Brit Tim Kirkby and adapted from Howard Michael Gould's own novel, recognises that, no matter how flawed a film star is, forgiveness is always around the corner as long as they have strong PR and box-office pull.

In Last Looks, Gibson is really a supporting character; the true protagonist is Charlie Waldo (Charlie Hunnam), an ex-cop hired to find out who murdered Pinch's wife.

He's still licking his wounds after sending an innocent guy to prison, where he died.

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