Gibson has a genuine talent for taking us to another time and place. But every last one of them is overshadowed by Gibson's penchant for depictions of stupendous amounts of violence. Numerous good things can be said about "Apocalypto," the director's foray into the decaying Mayan civilization of the early 1500s. He also can't resist pulling those bloody, still-beating hearts out of human bodies and putting them up on screen as well. And like "The Passion of the Christ," he just can't resist putting every last ounce of it on screen. KENNETH TURAN: Who knows what violence lurks in the hearts of men? Los Angeles Times and MORNING EDITION film critic Kenneth Turan has this review. Ever since "The Passion of the Christ" became a huge success, Hollywood has been wondering what he would do next. Mel Gibson is one of the masters of violence on the big screen.
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