Death Sentence (Be Kind, Rewind Edition!)

<p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes'>Rotten Tomatoes</a>, a <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Review_aggregator'>review aggregator</a>, reports that 20% of 113 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 4.20/10. The critical consensus states: "A nonsensical plot and an absurd amount of violence make this revenge pic gratuitous and overwrought." The film has a score of 36 out of 100 on <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacritic'>Metacritic</a> based on 24 critics, indicating "Generally unfavorable reviews".</p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Ebert'>Roger Ebert</a> of the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Sun-Times'>Chicago Sun-Times</a> gave the film 2+1⁄2 stars out of 4. He compared Death Sentence to the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Wish_(film_series)'>Death Wish</a> films starring <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bronson'>Charles Bronson</a>, saying: "In the Bronson movies, the hero just looked more and more determined until you felt if you tapped his face, it would explode. In Death Sentence, Bacon acts out a lot more." Ebert called Death Sentence "very efficient", praising "a courtroom scene of true surprise and suspense, and some other effective moments", but concluded that "basically this is a movie about a lot of people shooting at each other".</p> <p>Scott Tobias of <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_A.V._Club'>The A.V. Club</a> contends the film is "certainly never boring"; he felt that director James Wan was "too busy jamming the accelerator to realize that his movie's spinning out of control." <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Zoller_Seitz'>Matt Zoller Seitz</a> of <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times'>The New York Times</a> said, "Aside from a stunning three-minute tracking shot as the gang pursues Nick through a parking garage, and Mr. Bacon's hauntingly pale, dark-eyed visage, Mr. Wan's film is a tedious, pandering time-waster." <a href