Year: 2010
Duration: 01:36:12
Directed by: Roel Reiné
Actors: Luke Goss, Lauren Cohan, Sean Bean, Ving Rhames
Language: English
Country: USA
Also known as: Carrera Mortal 2, Death Race: Frankenstein Lives, La carrera de la muerte 2
Description: About the plot… A very strong and interesting, if in the first film the entire focus was fixed on ekschen, and the plot was just a necessity, in the second, the lack of high budget more attention to the script. Tried very well out great. The film got a lot of new interesting characters, no voids and brakes in the plot, but most of all liked the story of, racing and legends of the “Frankenstein” story turned so exciting that the very race faded into the background and become something like a bonus, and the first to come to the intrigue and interest for the main character. Action develops smoothly, following each other, first appeared complication, pots main action, developing together with intrigue, race, and fast, but not so with the culmination of the interchange.
Review: Until the last moment it seemed that the claimed after the premiere of «death race» continuation is another thrash action, which aims to collect some money from naive audience who will buy the DVD, glancing at the title and similar poster. In fact, it is even more surprising. «Frankenstein alive» would be parallel to the original film, which was shot on the same site at the same time, only quite other people. Recognition effect is triggered immediately, as only a glimpse of the first frame of the prison island, where very effectively left the main characters of two years ago. Unfortunately, instead of Statham this time Luke Goss, which is much more good at the role of ghouls-karate (the second «blade» and «HellBoy»). And secondaries are interesting only episode here Sean Bean and Danny Trecho, and then only by names.
The impression remains ambiguous. On the one hand, blockbuster about the martial cars are very few, very few, if more precisely. «Death race» of 2008 are very close approached to the definition of a model auto-Thriller. It is clear that the sequel to him very far, but it’s also strange question. After all, it’s absolutely the same machine, several recognizable riders, the same scenery, and even cool race through the streets of the city on a new Car in the beginning. Why all not working as it should, easy to understand, and it’s not in the script. Just this film was originally shot for video distribution, and it means that each frame, as if he is not reminded of the original, looks as secondary. Although there’s all the same armoured cars, plenty of shooting from machine guns and Gore on the road. By the way, there is even a pair of very creative moments in the course of the competitions.
But the rest is just a passing auto-action-on-one, a couple of viewings, to be a desperate fan of the genre. The main character ridiculous way goes to jail, it exhibits generally inappropriate fights under terrible music. And then, finally, allow to enjoy the pursuit and shooting trails Terminal island. Despite all the same cars and weapons immediately noticeable that the budget here much less. Although, for the sake of justice it is worth noting that the Director and operator tried to do – Frank trash in the spirit of thrash deformities of the genre never seen. Danny Trejo a fun role sharp jailer-mechanics, Sean bean – insensitive businessman, and Luke Goss as a tough good-guy-not really, he, again, much more suited to the role of villains. Dialogues terribly oak and naive, soundtrack, and the final and even hints that «Frankenstein Lives» – not that other, as a prequel to the blockbuster of 2008. Because now, at every step, and perplexed by what he saw.
In my opinion, a strange place really spectacular auto-action, as though imitation of «Death race» directed by Anderson.
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