Death Race
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Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.
What critics thought
Critics landed mostly negative on this Paul W.S. Anderson remake, faulting it for stripping out the satirical wit of the original and replacing it with numbing, repetitive carnage. The action spectacle won some grudging fans among viewers who wanted nothing more than cars destroying each other, but most reviewers found it too hollow to justify even that modest ambition.
“an assault on all the senses, including common.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“the movie is legitimately greasy, authentically nasty, with a good old-fashioned sense of laying waste to everything in sight.”
Nathan Lee·The New York Times
“weak when it comes to things like plot, character, and acting, but it's very good at provoking visceral reactions.”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
“the chases are pretty cool, but there's absolutely nothing else to see.”
Elizabeth Weitzman·New York Daily News
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- severe
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Paul W. S. AndersonDirector
Jason StathamJensen Ames
Joan AllenWarden Hennessey
Ian McShaneCoach
Tyrese GibsonMachine Gun Joe Mason
Natalie MartinezElizabeth Case
Max RyanPachenko
Jason ClarkeGuard Ulrich
Frederick KoehlerLists
Jacob VargasGunner
Justin MaderTravis Colt
Robert LaSardoHector Grimm
Robin Shou14K
Paul HaslingerComposerDeath Race
Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.
What critics thought
Critics landed mostly negative on this Paul W.S. Anderson remake, faulting it for stripping out the satirical wit of the original and replacing it with numbing, repetitive carnage. The action spectacle won some grudging fans among viewers who wanted nothing more than cars destroying each other, but most reviewers found it too hollow to justify even that modest ambition.
“an assault on all the senses, including common.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“the movie is legitimately greasy, authentically nasty, with a good old-fashioned sense of laying waste to everything in sight.”
Nathan Lee·The New York Times
“weak when it comes to things like plot, character, and acting, but it's very good at provoking visceral reactions.”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
“the chases are pretty cool, but there's absolutely nothing else to see.”
Elizabeth Weitzman·New York Daily News
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- severe
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Paul W. S. AndersonDirectorJason StathamJensen AmesJoan AllenWarden HennesseyIan McShaneCoachTyrese GibsonMachine Gun Joe MasonNatalie MartinezElizabeth CaseMax RyanPachenkoJason ClarkeGuard UlrichFrederick KoehlerListsJacob VargasGunnerJustin MaderTravis ColtRobert LaSardoHector GrimmRobin Shou14KPaul HaslingerComposerStream
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