Almost suddenly happened release of a new part of Death Race remake series. When previous two films were prequels of first one, Beyond Anarchy is continuation of the movie, which met 10th anniversary in this year. From intro titles and first scenes the audience get the understand the things in the United States walked in more worst way than were in Death Races 1,2,3. In this far from Switzerland economic situation promotes the high crime rate and the government solutes to isolate a one factory city as a prison without inner guards where inmates belong to yourselves. On the island of chaos comes a lot of bloody competitions and the main is still Death Race where the winner is the ruler here. New implementation of Frankenstein who is present champion has a great influence among criminals, which disturbs Weyland Corporation, the prison owner. Soon arrived a helicopter with new convicts and some of them will pretend to overthought the leader. If the first chapter reminded "The Running Man", the fourth associates with "Escape from New York" with some elements of lawful commodities in post-apocalyptic films and video games. Only conceptions, which looks spectacular here. It would be interesting to know what contribution in screenwriting have unchangeable in series Tony Giglio and Paul W.S. Anderson which in titles with Don Michael Paul, who also directed this film, wrote the story. Fell in love to Death Race 4: Beyond Anarchy for astonishing ambience going in the prison where also I like in what lovable cold tones were chosen. For this, I could forgive unattractive screenplay, pretenses in editing, cinematography, directing and many technical mistakes as was in fight of main hero against man with hammer and sickle, where first tool has an ability in teleport and disappearance, because movie was holding in good sense of trash. Type of films where you mustn’t literally perceive. Death Race 4 is a great sample with additions of known elements, which were not bad combined, and where from this was conceived an unique film. I can’t to write a perfect thing on Frankenstein’s characteristics. I mean hiding under the mask amazing Nolan North’s voice.
Unfortunately, not whole film followed in this atmosphere. Where it gone, sharply came all fails. Narrative haven’t any strong in Death Race 4. I can’t understand what danger can bring Frankenstein to the outside world? He isn’t ambitious man and haven’t plans to share his influence out of prison. What chaos can bring his death? Looked funny from government side who sent a special forces to liquidate him. What about drones? Guy as Frankenstein is too solvable from all sides. Troubles comes from nothing. The screenplay has many holes and new in series characters is too stereotypic. I would prefer to see and hear more harsh stories. All car scenes filmed without any lure. I only liked how was made a collecting episode.
Death Race 4: Beyond Anarchy could be a more interesting. About this shattered place, their inhabitants, races and dangers on roads. Film has a lot of workable things. Just need men who can realize it.
