Fresh
Despite the essentially formulaic nature of the proceedings, the film does boast some nasty twists that prove galvanizing.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
The Human Race
Race or die!
2013 · 1h 27m · N/A
Action, Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
Paul Hough
Overview
A cancer survivor, an amputee, several immigrants, and many others are snatched from a Los Angeles street and forced to take part in a deadly race.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
45%
Tomatometer
Rotten
By the time half the contestants have been offed you may be less interested in who will win than when it will all be over.
Michael Nordine, L.A. Weekly
Rotten
Real suspense and shocks are MIA in a movie that's eventful but lacks the atmospherics needed to be scary.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
Fresh
Though the dialogue is pretty basic and the narrative dots don't always quite connect, "The Human Race," in its own gutsy, grindhouse-movie way, manages style, vision and tension.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
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