Death Race

Alright let me start this one off by saying, no I never saw the original.

With that in mind I'll continue.

The premise is sound. It's your typical, guy gets framed, guy goes to prison, and finds out some whole pyramid scheme was in place to get him there.

It's a bit cliche these days, but it's worked. And the addition of violence and gore. Well that's always a plus. Of course it's dumbed down in the same respect, there is no guessing in this, and it's one of those movies you leave your brain behind for. Regardless Death Race is a whole hell of a lot of fun.

I normally think Tyrese Gibson (Or whatever the hell that dudes name is) Can't act. Truth is he really can't, but this part... He fits it well. He's so over the top, and trying SO hard to be so tough that it fits the bill of his character, "Machine Gun Joe".

Jason Statham pulls off the typical bad ass hero routine (Isn't that all he ever does?). But he does it so well that even knowing he's ultimately just an actor... I'd not want to talk shit to him in a bar. I didn't like the beginning when they tried to convince me this tough guy was some family man, but hey. Things aren't supposed to be perfect.

The chick. Not his main chick, the warden... Can't remember the actress' name. But she was pretty amusing. Pulled off the hardcore bitch attitude that really needed to tie this together.

Like I said before, it's not a brainy flick, but it is a good action movie. If you like cars, guns, and death... I'd recommend this movie to you.

Death Race: 7.0/10 "VROOM goes the car?"