Mayhem

Name: Mayhem
Genre: Action, Horror
Released: November 10, 2017
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 62
Cast: André Eriksen, Caroline Chikezie, Claire Dellamar, Dallas Roberts, Kerry Fox

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ABS-CBN Film Productions | Release Date: November 10, 2017 | Unrated

Starring: André Eriksen, Caroline Chikezie, Claire Dellamar, Dallas Roberts, Kerry Fox, Mark Frost, Nikola Kent, Samara Weaving, Steven Brand, Steven Yeun

Summary: Derek Cho (Steven Yeun) is having a really bad day. After being unjustly fired from his job, he discovers that the law firm’s building is under quarantine for a mysterious and dangerous virus. Chaos erupts throughout the office as the victims of the disease begin acting out their wildest impulses. Joining forces with a former client (SamaraDerek Cho (Steven Yeun) is having a really bad day. After being unjustly fired from his job, he discovers that the law firm’s building is under quarantine for a mysterious and dangerous virus. Chaos erupts throughout the office as the victims of the disease begin acting out their wildest impulses. Joining forces with a former client (Samara Weaving) who has a grudge of her own, Derek savagely fights tooth and nail to get to the executives on the top floor and settle the score once and for all.… Expand

Director: Joe Lynch

Genre(s): Action, Horror

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 86 min

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Richard Roeper

Nov 9, 2017

Joe Lynch’s fantastically creative, subversive and Tarantino-esque Mayhem stands alone as an entertainingly bloody and dark and twisted social satire — but it’s even more satisfying for those of us who loved Steven Yeun’s Glenn on The Walking Dead. Read full review

Matt Donato

Nov 9, 2017

Mayhem is a wonderfully violent middle finger to corporate culture, gleeful in its desire to redecorate cubicles with red blood splatters. Read full review

Joe Leydon

Nov 9, 2017

A smartly constructed and sardonically funny indie with attitude that somehow manages the tricky feat of being exuberantly over the top even as it remains consistently on target. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Oct 17, 2017

It’s a funny, bloody mess, but a polished C-movie that aspires to B-movie status. Read full review

John DeFore

Nov 9, 2017

Though it's not particularly inventive, the film has a fine time pitting the office dwellers against each other. Read full review

Daniel Gallant

Nov 9, 2017

Mayhem is an energetic genre flick that looks stunning and moves at a ferocious pace...But contrived dialogue and a bewildering narrative tarnish this otherwise enjoyable pulp effort. Read full review

Derek Smith

Nov 4, 2017

Like so many shoot-‘em-up video games that repeatedly break for cutscenes, the film too often diffuses its tense energy by whipping up context. Read full review

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absolutink

Feb 14, 2020

Samara Weaving, Steven Yeun, and Caroline Chikezie take an odd story and make it amazing. Mayhem lived up to it's name and was everything I expected plus more. Something out of the norm and not just another tween movie. Great amount of action plus gore with a dash of laughs.

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FatalBrush

Aug 13, 2019

This movie is strange, insane, funny at some times and also interesting. I loved how it's brutal but at the same time doesn't take itself that serious. I'd recommend this movie for sure.

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Dragonfly44

Oct 11, 2018

It’s Ridiculously strange. But even so, it’s all for the better. Rating - 82%

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BagelOrb

Jan 20, 2018

The movie is good to let off some steam if you get sick of your office job every now and then. Don't expect a master work; it's just an action movie with a lot of gore. The setting is a bit blunt, and the way in which people get affected isn't too realistic at times, but it's fun to watch.

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imthenoob

Aug 9, 2018

Very comparable to Belko Experiment but Mayhem focuses much more on being a dark comedy than just being a dark drama. The cast (especially Yeun and Weaving) do such an amazing job at elevating the average material they were good and it is well directed. It's not perfect but it's some mindless fun.

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Broyax

Jul 17, 2020

Un virus rend tout un immeuble de gratte-papiers particulièrement vénères... et très susceptibles... S'ensuit alors une crise généralisée d'ultra-violence avec tout ce qui peut leur tomber sous la main ! c'est un petit nanar assez bien fichu qui utilise les moyens limités dont il dispose àUn virus rend tout un immeuble de gratte-papiers particulièrement vénères... et très susceptibles... S'ensuit alors une crise généralisée d'ultra-violence avec tout ce qui peut leur tomber sous la main ! c'est un petit nanar assez bien fichu qui utilise les moyens limités dont il dispose à bon escient : les employés et les cadres s'insultent copieusement, se menacent et se mettent sur la gueule dans la haine et la mauvaise humeur...

La mise en scène est proprette (mais attention, ça tache pas mal la moquette) et la gentille satire du monde de l'entreprise s'avère plutôt sympathique mais encore trop mollassonne ... Hélas, on reste quand même sur notre faim pour ce qui est du carnage proprement dit (enfin, plutôt sale) car malgré son heure vingt (hors générique de fin) ce petit film rame décidément beaucoup trop...

La faute au scénario qui n'a pas du tout reçu les mêmes attentions que le reste... la voix off tombe à plat, les dialogues sont ridicules, les comédiens sont très mauvais et la jolie blonde reste trop habillée (une jupe pareille pour la baston, t'es sérieuse là ?). Malgré une idée de départ très alléchante et une réalisation agréable, ça pédale donc un peu trop dans le vide.… Expand

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Seedaripper1973

Jul 10, 2022

The was the second attempt at trying to watch this film as in all honesty I'd forgotten why I switched it off originally... And it was mainly down to one word, contrived. This sort of movie is usually up my street, but the try hard nature just put me off, over acting, implausibility, justThe was the second attempt at trying to watch this film as in all honesty I'd forgotten why I switched it off originally... And it was mainly down to one word, contrived. This sort of movie is usually up my street, but the try hard nature just put me off, over acting, implausibility, just everything screams 'me too'. It just amounts to flashy muddled direction, lazy script and tons of fake blood. A very Poor four.… Expand

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