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Rave reviews: Mel Gibson's new film Hacksaw Ridge has staunchest critics singing its praises

By Max Margan For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 10:17 GMT, 5 September 2016 | Updated: 10:23 GMT, 5 September 2016

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He hasn't directed a film since Apocalypto in 2006.

But it seems Mel Gibson's upcoming blockbuster Hacksaw Ridge will be well worth the wait.

Filmed in Sydney last year, the Braveheart star's latest movie has even the staunchest of critics raving.

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'It's perfect': Mel Gibson's new film Hacksaw Ridge has even the staunchest of critics raving

The Guardian’s Andrew Pulver says Hacksaw Ridge 'couldn’t be more perfect'.

'As repellent a figure as many may still find Gibson, I have to report he’s absolutely hit Hacksaw Ridge out of the park,' the film editor wrote.

Premiere: Mel hugs a man during the red carpet for his new blockbuster

True story: Hacksaw Ridge is based on conscientious objector Desmond Doss, who saved 75 men in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa in World War II without firing a gun

'Gibson is a man looking for redemption, and in this redemptive vision he may just have found it.'

The Daily Telegraph in Britain echoed the views of critics the world over.

'Hacksaw Ridge is a fantastically moving and bruising war film that hits you like a raw topside of beef in the face – a kind of primary-coloured Guernica that flourishes on a big screen with a crowd.'

Star-studded: The film's cast includes Hugo Weaving, Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington and Luke Bracey

Stars: Hugo Weaving and Vince Vaughn attend the premiere during the Venice Film Festival on Sunday

The Hollywood Reporter says in Mel's latest film he 'proves himself a muscular storyteller who knows exactly how to raise a pulse, heighten emotion and build intensity to explosive peaks'.

Hacksaw Ridge is based on the true story of conscientious objector Desmond Doss, who saved 75 men in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa in World War II - without ever firing a gun.

It's star-studded cast includes Hugo Weaving, Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington and Luke Bracey.