Mayhem (2017) ***
Mayhem (2017) has an incredibly far-fetched high-concept premise, but it's a fun slice of hyper-violent escapism. As the ID-7 "Red Eye" virus—which removes people's inhibitions and moral integrity—spreads through the office complex where lawyer Derek Cho ( Steven Yeun ) works, it causes the employees to act out their darkest impulses, including murder. Anyone infected by ID-7 is absolved from any acts they commit while under the virus' influence. The office has been put under quarantine by the CDC and a neutralizing agent has been released into the building, which will take eight hours to obliterate ID-7. This also happens to be the day that Derek was wrongfully fired from TSC and refused to sign the severance package he was offered. Teaming up with Melanie Cross ( Samara Weaving ), a client who was rejected a loan extension on her house, they fight their way amidst the chaos to the top floor to enact revenge on the corporation's partners and hopefully rig...
