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Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The PlaylistBrian FarvourThe PlaylistBrian FarvourRevenge is often described as a dish best served cold, but with the way Mayhem! draws audiences into its compelling story, this film is white hot, and reminds audiences why revenge is on the menu in the first place.
- 92PolygonPete VolkPolygonPete VolkCamera movements in perfect concert with the action plus fluid, grounded choreography performed by a former national champion kickboxer combine for a mesmerizing experience that easily would have been the best action movie of 2023 if it had come out just a week earlier.
- 60Wall Street JournalKyle SmithWall Street JournalKyle SmithIt’s a passable bloody-knuckles action piece for those who enjoy relaxing with a couple of hours of crazed carnage.
- 58IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichFans of “The Raid” franchise will feel right at home, even if Mayhem! never approaches the operatic scale that made the fight scenes in those movies feel larger than life.
- 55The Daily BeastNick SchagerThe Daily BeastNick SchagerIt takes its time—quite frankly, too long—to deliver the gruesome goods/
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisA mood board of mashing, slashing, snapping and splintering, this feature, directed by Xavier Gens, is revenge-movie cliché ground down to the studs.
- 50RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoThere’s a reason “John Wick” was just about a guy avenging his dog. Simple is often better, and “Mayhem!” too often clutters what works about it with exploitation or shallow characterizations.
- 45Paste MagazineJesse HassengerPaste MagazineJesse HassengerIf you want to make a slasher-level action-mayhem movie, make the damn movie; don’t pretend your excuses for ultraviolence come from a humanist core. Mayhem! yearns to be taken seriously in all the wrong places.
- 38Slant MagazineSteven ScaifeSlant MagazineSteven ScaifeWhenever Mayhem! makes any attempt at character building, it feels as if we’re watching a trashy DTV movie, and as a result reveals itself as a run-of-the-mill revenge flick that practically crawls toward its preordained destination.