Death Race Release Date: August 22, 2008 Studio: Universal Pictures Director: Paul W.S. Anderson Screenwriter: J.F. Lawton, Paul W.S. Anderson Starring: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane, Natalie
Martinez, Jason Clarke Genre: Action, Thriller MPAA Rating: R (for strong violence and language) Official Website: DeathRacemovie.net
Plot Summary: Jason Statham leads the cast of an action-thriller set in
the post-industrial wasteland of tomorrow, with the world's most brutal sporting
event as its backdrop. A penitentiary full of felons has inspired the jailers to
create a grisly pastime ripe for lucrative kickbacks. Now, adrenalized inmates,
a global audience hungry for televised violence and a spectacular arena come
together to form the "Death Race."
Three-time speedway champion Jensen Ames (Statham) is an expert at survival in
the harsh landscape that has become our country. Just as he thinks he has turned
his life around, the ex-con is framed for a gruesome murder he didn't commit.
Forced to don the mask of the mythical driver Frankenstein -- a crowd favorite
who seems impossible to kill -- Ames is given an easy choice by Terminal
Island's warden (Joan Allen): suit up or rot away in a cell.
His face hidden by a metallic mask, one convict will be put through an insane
three-day challenge. Ames must survive a gauntlet of the most vicious criminals
in the country's toughest prison to claim the prize of freedom. Driving a
monster car outfitted with machine guns, flamethrowers and grenade launchers,
one desperate man will destroy anything in his path to win the most twisted
spectator sport on Earth
EN 5 Second Review:
Fast Cars, Death, Mayhem, Hot Women, No real redeeming
values, and we love it.
Death
Race may be a loud, lowbrow piece of pulp, but it's also crackling
entertainment -- the very definition of a cheap thrill Rafer Guzman: Newsday
Parents, here's the truth. This weekend, your 14-year-old
boy may claim to be seeing a Saturday matinee of "
The Rocker," rated a mild PG-13, but he is assuredly planning to
sneak into "Death Race," rated R. And who could blame him?...more
If
a movie could drag its knuckles on the ground, Death Race
would leave eight little tracks in the sand Phillip Kennicot: Washington Post
Before execrating "Death Race" as a cultural abomination
with no redeeming value, let's take note of several of its
significant technical accomplishments. It may not be
possible to make a film with less plot and more action
without catalyzing some drastic change in the whole form...more
Director Paul W.S. Anderson talks
about "Death Race" and the glaring difference
between his version and the original "Death Race
2000." He also hinted on a sequel, and what's to
come, possibly
EN 5 Second Review:
Fast Cars, Death, Mayhem, Hot Women, No real redeeming
values, and we love it.
If
a movie could drag its knuckles on the ground, Death Race
would leave eight little tracks in the sand