Review of Mandrill

Mandrill (2008)
8/10
Revenge served with style
2 February 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Antonio (smoothly played by Marko Zaror) becomes an orphan after both his parents are brutally murdered. He grows up to be a supremely suave, yet ruthless hitman called Mandrill who's obsessed with finding and killing the man who offed his parents.

Writer/director Ernesto Diaz Espinoza relates the enjoyable story at a snappy pace, maintains an engaging tongue-in-cheek tone throughout, stages the exciting fights and shootouts with rip-roaring go-for-it panache, and even makes a nice point on the messy nature of revenge. Celine Reymond provides delicious eye candy and really lights up the screen as the super foxy Dominik Del Solar. Alejandro Castillo also does well as Mandrill's concerned uncle Tio Chone. Nicolas Ibieta's slick and vibrant widescreen cinematography gives this film a cool stylish look. Rocco's groovy John Barryish score hits the right-on funky spot. A really fun flick.
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