Death Race tells a story of a man who was framed and sent to prison so that he can replace the legendary Frankenstein, a masked driver, in the infamous Death Race. During the race, the drivers (prisoners) are allowed to eliminate their competitors by using artillery attached to their cars. Yes, they kill each other while racing!
Overall, the movie was exciting. The actions were awesome and I like the 'game feature'. It's like Need For Speed where the ranking will be shown. Besides that, the drivers are required to drive over a 'trigger' on the racetrack in order to activate the car's defense or attack weapons. I was actually amazed by this creativity!
The well-known The Transporter and The Italian Job star, Jason Statham, is another exceptional actor. He's very suitable for all these kinds of action movies, in my opinion.
Reminder: If you haven't watched Death Race and you don't want to spoil your movie outing, read no further. Feel free to read the other posts.
Jensen Ames (Jason Statham) was framed for his wife's murder and was sent to the Terminal Island Prison, the place where Death Race is broadcast to the world. Hennessey (Joan Allen), the prison's warden, was actually the culprit behind the murder of Ames' wife; she wants him in her prison because he has impressive car racing records. Ames was then asked to take over the role of Frankenstein, who was badly wounded or dead (I'm not sure) in the previous race, by Hennessey.
The original Frankenstein had won 4 races and if Ames wins the next one (as Frankenstein), Hennessey will grant him his freedom. Wanting to retrieve his baby back from the foster parents, he accepted the role of the masked driver. He was then assigned to his navigator, Case (Natalie Martinez), who was also Frankenstein's previous navigator. She's hot!
The race was divided into 3 stages and the rule is simple; eliminate the others and win. The winner will gain one step closer towards freedom.
In the 1st stage, Ames managed to uphold the role well and he survived it. He also realized that the man who killed his wife is one of the racers; Pachenko.
During the 2nd round, Ames found out that Case was actually assigned by Hennessy to sabotage Frankenstein's Ford Mustang so he wouldn't win his freedom. In return, she'll earn her own freedom. Hennessey is such a bitch! Anyway, at some point during the race, Ames killed Pachenko with his bare hands to seek revenge.
Feeling displeased, Hennessy summoned The Dreadnought, a huge tank truck with several heavy machine guns and missiles, to kill the drivers. It has a flame thrower too!
Machine Gun Joe (Tyrese Gibson) and Ames were the only two remaining as the rest was ruthlessly killed by the rampant Dreadnought. Ames and Joe then co-operated and they managed to destroy the tank together.
In stage 3, the race began with the final 2 drivers. However, Hennessy played dirty and gave the advantage to Joe. But both of them deceived Hennessy and they escaped to the mainland through a destroyed billboard. Police cars and helicopters were deployed but they failed to apprehend both Ames and Joe. Later on, Hennessey was killed when she received a bomb. Serves the bitch right!
Six months later, Ames and Joe were shown working in a junkyard and Case arrived moments later. She got her freedom because Hennessey has already signed her release papers before the race. The movie ended with Ames narrating that even though he's far from being the best dad, no one could love his child more than he could.
He's such a sweet and loving dad.
Noobie Rating: 7/10
Filled with exciting explosions and racing scenes. You don't wanna miss it!
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