Bill Mechanic did not mince words during our recent chat about the success of Hacksaw Ridge, and he made it abundantly clear just how much he loves this film.
For all of the technical prowess and all of the amazing special effects that Mel Gibson was able to squeeze out of such a tight $40 million budget, the fact of the matter is that Hacksaw Ridge is simply a well-constructed movie that adheres very closely to the themes that it establishes early on.
It is a very traditional Hollywood film that abides by a three-act structure with an almost religious sense of fidelity, and it is an emotionally rich story that excels due to the sheer amount of intensity that Mel Gibson and Andrew Garfield both bring to the table.