Derek is having an extremely terrible day.Not long after he was unjustifiably terminated from his job, he finds that the law office's building is under quarantine for a secretive and perilous infection.
For how much is going on, with nail guns and scissor-stabbings and one very unconvincing dislocated tongue, the chaos can feel as sterile as a Wednesday morning meeting.
Much like The Raid co-opted a videogame-esque environment to clear levels along the heroes' journey upward to the top, Mayhem also embraces this caricatured escalation of chaos.
"Mayhem" embraces its pulpy title with fighting-and-fornicating glee. Neither innovative nor particularly clever, the movie understands its mission and benefits from Mr. Yeun's unfailing air of basic decency.
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.
The premise doesn't invite much restraint, but just a little could have resulted in a terrific guilty pleasure instead of one that narrowly misses the mark.
