"Death Race"

I've read somewhere that Death Race 2008 is remake of an 1975 original...
If you love the sound of screeching wheels, the vroOOOM vroOOOM's and explosions... 95% of the movie is only this...

What's it all about?Death Race is directed by Paul WS Anderson and stars Jason Statham as Jensen Ames, an ex-con-slash-racecar driver who finds himself framed for murder and sent to a high-security prison run by Warden Hennessey (Joan Allen). The reason for his frame-up soon becomes apparent, as Ames is forced to don the mask of the mythical driver Frankenstein and compete for his life in a televised, high-speed, no-holds-barred Death Race, orchestrated by the Warden and run from behind the prison walls, with the heavily-armoured cars all packing serious weaponry.

About the movie: The scriptwriter could have might as well sleepwalked through the movie and still delivered - Absolutely Disappointing script...
The actors did justice to what was asked of them...Statham, who's reached the point where he can do this sort of thing in his sleep (scowl, grunt, throw a punch, repeat).
The action scenes are passable in that they deliver lots of explosions, gunfire and driving (there's even some ejector seat action) but the set-pieces are disappointing and the races quickly become monotonous, especially as the cars all look alike. In addition, the script strips out all the elements that made the original so much fun.

Worth seeing?
Death Race is watchable for all the action and yes of course for the eye-candy - Natalie Martinez

rating: 4.5/10