Mayhem!

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Mayhem!

R

Released Jan 5, 2024

1h 49m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Sam (Nassim Lyes) is a professional boxer about to be released from prison in France, but while on parole, his past catches up with him and he is forced to flee the country. Five years later, he has rebuilt a simple life on an exotic island in Thailand with his wife Mia and her daughter Dara, working multiple jobs to support his family and buy a piece of land to build a restaurant. As his life begins to improve, a job gone wrong puts Sam in the crosshairs of local crime lord Narong (Olivier Gourmet), who retaliates with brutal violence. Crushed but still alive, Sam is left with only one purpose: to seek merciless and bone-breaking vengeance.

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Sergio Burstein

Los Angeles Times

In place of saturating the whole film with action sequences, the script by Magali Rossitto takes the necessary time to develop its characters and situate us in each context. [Full review in Spanish]

Jan 30, 2024

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Gens doesn’t fulfill on the punctuation in his premise, especially in the interminable first half of the film, which starts with a bang that portends “The Raid”-esque non-stop action and then spins its wheels in set-up that feels like it takes forever.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 5, 2024

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

It takes its time—quite frankly, too long—to deliver the gruesome goods.

Jan 5, 2024

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Derek Sante

KSNV (Las Vegas)

If you're looking for a no-nonsense action film, this will deliver, so I gave it a B-.

Rated: B-

May 23, 2024

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Kat Hughes

THN

An emotionally charged, adrenaline-soaked revenge story that features some of the best fight sequences in modern cinema. Mayhem is a never-ending juggernaut that will leave you breathless.

Rated: 5/5

Mar 30, 2024

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Wade Major

FilmWeek (LAist)

Not as good [as The Raid], but it's in the same class.

Feb 1, 2024

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Raymond W

Grate movie things a man would do for his child I would do the same

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/10/24

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Enrique G

La actuación de Nassim Lyes me parece acartonada, el cine de acción ha encontrado un balance muy interesante entre los actores que aligeran sus películas con algo de humor y secuencias dramáticas. Sam vive angustiado, melancólico y aunque enamorado de su esposa e hija no deja de transmitirnos una sensación de angustia por los inminentes acontecimientos. La película, como muchas de acción, tiene secuencias de pelea bien montadas y sangrientas. Hay personajes que son resistentes más allá de la lógica. En fin, no me parece una película recomendable

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/17/24

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Irwin F

Very unique. Final fight scenes were excellent.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/24

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Timothy E

Great movie 🍿. Make a Mayhem two.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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Harley V

I did enjoy parts of this movie but I have to agree with others that it is very slow at times. I think I actually could have napped in a few places. The fight scenes were very poorly choreographed. They compared this movie to John Wick which is just crazy.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Erik G

Slow to start, but with a hell of an ending. Melds brutal action with Gen's flair for bloody horror.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/08/24

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Synopsis

Sam (Nassim Lyes) is a professional boxer about to be released from prison in France, but while on parole, his past catches up with him and he is forced to flee the country. Five years later, he has rebuilt a simple life on an exotic island in Thailand with his wife Mia and her daughter Dara, working multiple jobs to support his family and buy a piece of land to build a restaurant. As his life begins to improve, a job gone wrong puts Sam in the crosshairs of local crime lord Narong (Olivier Gourmet), who retaliates with brutal violence. Crushed but still alive, Sam is left with only one purpose: to seek merciless and bone-breaking vengeance.

Director: Xavier Gens
Producer: Vincent Roget, Dimitri Stephanides
Screenwriter: Xavier Gens, Magali Rossitto, Guillaume Lemans
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Two Suns Productions, The Ink Connection, StudioCanal, Same Player, France 2 Cinéma, WTFilms
Rating: R (Language|Drug Content|Some Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 5, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 5, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.0K
Runtime: 1h 49m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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