Mayhem!
IFC Films | Release Date: January 5, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The PlaylistBrian FarvourJan 5, 2024
Revenge 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. Read full review
92
PolygonPete VolkJan 3, 2024
Camera 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. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithJan 5, 2024
It’s a passable bloody-knuckles action piece for those who enjoy relaxing with a couple of hours of crazed carnage. Read full review
58
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJan 4, 2024
Fans 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. Read full review
55
The Daily BeastNick SchagerJan 5, 2024
It takes its time—quite frankly, too long—to deliver the gruesome goods/ Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoJan 5, 2024
There’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. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJan 4, 2024
A mood board of mashing, slashing, snapping and splintering, this feature, directed by Xavier Gens, is revenge-movie cliché ground down to the studs. Read full review
45
Paste MagazineJesse HassengerJan 3, 2024
If 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. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineSteven ScaifeJan 2, 2024
Whenever 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. Read full review
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