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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsNothing in director Paul W.S. Anderson's schlock drawer--prepares you for the peppy, good-time nastiness that is Death Race.
- 75TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxIt honestly delivers the goods without all the preachy moralizing about violent entertainment and cultural ruin.
- 67Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldThis new version has absolutely none of the distinctive tongue-in-cheek black humor that was the keynote of its model and the trademark of its original director, Paul Bartel.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThis movie is about mayhem on wheels, tough guys viewers can root for, and villains whose comeuppances audiences crave. That's what Death Race is all about and, for what it is, it does a solid job.
- 58The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsIt's the perfect end-of-summer film, and a sign that summer needs to end soon.
- 38Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanOK, so no plot, really.
- 30Washington PostPhilip KennicottWashington PostPhilip KennicottIt isn't so much a movie as a superheated, highly conductive miracle substance for the pure transmission of masculine aggression and misogyny.
- 20L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyWith its inexplicably watchable shotgun-riding bimbos, unconscious homoeroticism and "Shawshank Redemption" ending, The Fast and the Frivolous here is almost so bad it's good. Almost...
- 12Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt is an assault on all the senses, including common. Walking out, I had the impression I had just seen the video game and was still waiting for the movie.
- 0Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovAnderson has neutered the original film's outrageously transgressive macadam mayhem and completely stripped the story of its pointedly political social satire, making this Death Race one of the most boring drags of all time.