mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Tweekums In a near future United States the economy has collapsed and the most popular entertainment is the 'Death Race'; a pay-per-view spectacular where convicts race around a deadly course in heavily armed and armoured cars with the promise that they will be released if they win five races… something nobody has done. The closest is the popular 'Frankenstein'; a masked driver who has one four races so far… the only problem is he died in his last race as he crossed the line. Wanting a replacement to wear the mask, prison warden Claire Hennessey has former racing driver Jensen Ames framed for the murder of his wife. Once inside the notorious Terminal Island prison he learns that he is to become Frankenstein; it isn't long before he realises why he was set up and by whom… he doesn't just want to win he wants revenge.This film may be inspired by the 1975 film 'Death Race 2000' but its execution is quite different; the race takes place in an enclosed industrial landscape and the drivers only target each other rather than racing across the country getting bonus points for people they kill on the way… this may make this story less tasteless but it also robs it of a certain sick humour. The action is loud and brutal but as we don't get to know many of the characters their deaths don't have that much impact. Jason Statham does a solid job as Jensen and Joan Allen is suitably unpleasant as Warden Hennessey without becoming a pantomime villain. Also of note are Ian McShane, who plays 'Coach' the leader of 'Frankenstein's' team; Tyrese Gibson, who plays Jensen's chief rival 'Machinegun Joe' and Natalie Martinez who plays Jensen's sexy navigator. Overall I wouldn't say this is a particularly good film but nor is it particularly bad; if you are looking for something loud with lots of action you could certainly do a lot worse.

juneebuggy This was actually better than I was expecting. I liked the premise, the island, the prison setup. I mean it doesn't require a huge amount of brain power to watch but its still fun, the stunts are fantastic and there's a good cast attached. Statham -doing his thing, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane, the always bad and recognizable Robert LaSardo, a bunch of hot chicks for the guys. I also liked (Joan Allen) as the Warden, extra bitchy and amusing as the antagonist.And while the whole movie culminates towards the actual "death race" and it was super cool it also went on and on and I just kinda glazed over after a while, with all the bullets, explosions, near misses, gory deaths and bloodshed. Cool stunts though, very video gameish. 02/13

Voaides Ciprian One of the favourite actors of the genre action, Jason Statham, here it comes again in an impossible situation.In Death Race, British actor must support a scenario arch-known, not only because we are dealing with a remake of a film from the '70s. Somewhere in the near future, the hero is put in jail (wrongly of course) in a maximum security prison, whose main difference from other such "establishment" is the mobile film: a "Death Race" with more cars with weapons of all kinds. Everything is allowed, and prize survivor is even much-needed freedom.An explosive film, full of action and suspense, twists and beautiful women, what to say, Jason Statham plays only films that you keep you eyes glued to the screen from the first second to the last sound in the film. Sensational video.

mihkelm1 This movie covers two basic ingredients of what is an action movie. A nice way to combine driving and shooting in an iconically bad environment - a prison. Not at all boring to watch, I'd say. A fight versus good and evil. David vs Goliath. Pure entertainment. The film contains fast moving scenes, not much talk and a few original scenes as well inside a plot, which in itself doesn't take too much of an imagination. It is a boy's dream: a mean-looking supercar with 50 cal machine guns. Add in pretty-looking girls as well.A fantasy element is at the core of this picture. Despite the fact, what I've recounted as familiar elements of a fairy tale, this doesn't actually happen that often, even in films. I don't remember seeing any 'fight-to-a-death' movies, fought in cars equipped with weapons. So I think this genre requires some replenishment.