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‘Panama’ Review: Crosses are Doubled and Tripled in a Pedestrian, Mel Gibson-Starring Political Thriller
Joe Leydon Film Critic“Panama,” the latest offering from The Mel Gibson Movie of the Month Club, is the sort of instantly disposable action-thriller that wears its cynicism on its sleeve while laboring to grab attention with quick-cut visuals. Those combine with more gratuitous nudity than you can shake a stick at — without, it should be noted, any sticks — to goose a narrative that is tediously predictable when not borderline incoherent.