An ex-marine is hired by a defense contractor to travel to Panama to complete an arms deal. In the process he becomes involved with the U.S. invasion of Panama, and learns an important lesson about the true nature of political power.
- jackmeatAugust 29, 2025My quick rating - 3.9/10. At least one person out of this group can act, but not even Mel Gibson can bring this into the realm of being recommended. The whole thing is just so amateur. Granted, this is a low-budget affair, so you have to give some leeway to the poor effects and action scenes. There is an unusual amount of shaky cam going on, which gets especially irritating in scenes when it makes no sense to be used. I get the idea of using that type of cam for hiding poor choreography during fights, but it really isn't needed for conversations. The plot has been used, with the anger issue challenged military guy getting hired to do some black op type thing. Which, in this and all cases, ends up including all kinds of double-crosses and the like. This was no different, and they attempted to go down that road, only they were poorly executed and also not fully imagined out. It also doesn't help much that the sound often overshadows the speaking. You would expect things like this to get fixed in post-production. Just a poorly executed flick all around. Still, there have been much worse, so if you are a fan, watch for Mel
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Panama was released on March 17, 2022.
Panama was directed by Mark Neveldine.
Panama has a runtime of 1h 34m.
Panama was produced by Arianne Fraser, Jordan Beckerman, Michelle Chydzik Sowa, Jordan Yale Levine, Michelle Reihel.
An ex-marine is hired by a defense contractor to travel to Panama to complete an arms deal. In the process he becomes involved with the U.S. invasion of Panama, and learns an important lesson about the true nature of political power.
The key characters in Panama are James Becker (Cole Hauser), Stark (Mel Gibson), Camila (Kiara Liz).
Panama is rated R.
Panama is an Action, Thriller film.
Panama has an audience rating of 5.9 out of 10.
Panama has made $367K at the box office.