gwnightscream Mel Gibson directs and stars in this 1993 drama based on the novel which co-stars Nick Stahl, Margaret Whitton and Geoffrey Lewis. This takes place in the late 1960's where we meet Charles Norstadt (Stahl), a troubled boy who wants to leave home and attend military school. Soon, he meets Justin Mcleod (Gibson), a former teacher with a scarred face who takes him under his wing, tutoring him and they become friends. The late, Whitton (Major League) plays Charles' mother, Catherine and Lewis (Tango & Cash) plays Police Chief, Stark. I've always liked this film and Gibson and Stahl are great together. I recommend this.

vincentlynch-moonoi I suppose that if you asked most people which was Mel Gibson's finest film, they would probably say "Braveheart" (although, that may be more due to the spectacle of that film). Of course, today Mel Gibson is out of favor, and perhaps deservedly so because of his rants and personal issues of the past decade or so (although as of this writing, he does seem to be regaining some credibility in Hollywood). But if you ask me which Gibson film is best, I would say "The Man Without A Face". In case you weren't aware, he not only starred in the film, but also directed it.As director, Gibson here was able to elicit 3 brilliant performances: his own, as a disgraced and disfigured teacher; an astounding performance as a troubled kid by then child-actor Nick Stahl; and an overlooked but wonderful performance as a not-well-adjusted mother by Margaret Whitton.From what I have read, this film diverges from the novel (same title) in that in the latter, a sexual relationship between the teacher and the student is implied, while in the film it is just the opposite. I would have to agree with Gibson's view that it's the appearance of possible impropriety that makes the film work. However, if you're expecting a truly happy ending, you're going to be disappointed. It's one of the films where you wish there had been an addendum taking place 5 or 10 years later.As a former teacher and principal, I can understand exactly how certain assumptions are made about teacher/student relationships. So it is rather heartbreaking here to see how Gibson's character is ostracized by something that had never actually taken place. On the other hand, Gibson's character here is not faultless; it is himself who has made himself the ultimate loner, and it's too bad that aspect of the story had not been explored just a bit more.Nevertheless, this is an incredible film, and I highly recommend it. It is a good reminder of just how fine an actor Mel Gibson was and why he was so successful for quite a run in American films.

Filipe Neto This film is the debut of Mel Gibson as director, in a film where also it plays the main role, as a man who lives away from the other people due to his past and a serious deformation of his face, having by sole company and friendship a young boy, who asked him for private lessons in order to become a military. The film gives a very interesting message about the differences between people, the prejudices and the distorted way we sometimes look at people who are simply different from us. This is the great moral beauty of the film, which shows us that ugly faces may not mean evil intentions, and that we should not judge people without knowing them. Gibson is great in the main character, filling the film with his withdrawn personality and his mysterious past. Although the film isn't excellent, its a good exercise in direction of a multifaceted actor.

adonis98-743-186503 Chuck wants to leave home but can't make the grade for boarding school. Then he finds out the disfigured recluse living nearby is an ex-teacher. I own all 4 of Mel Gibson's movies that he directed with the best being Braveheart always followed by Apocalypto and The Passion of Christ which i found very interesting not that interesting for a sequel tho and then we have The Man Without a Face this is his directional debut and i think it's one of his most underrated works and it's kinda overlooked a lot from people and maybe even critics i chose to review it now cause Hackshaw Ridge his new movie comes out today and i said why don't i review this? The Man Without a Face is a film about an ex-teacher who has a disfigured face and he starts a really good friendship with this kid Charles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt played by young then Nick Stahl who later on starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) and Bruce Willis in Sin City (2005) and besides those 2 this is definitely comes in 3rd place as my favorite film that he stars in and the friendship between Justin McLeod (Gibson) and Chuck (Stahl) was pretty spot on and very inspiring as a film and it has to do with good writing and good pacing that Gibson created is one of his most underrated works and so far all 4 of his movies that he has directed i really liked them i hope that his new film is good too which it will be definitely and Hollywood needs to forgive him he might be crazy but he has a lot of talent and i can't wait to see where he will go next.