The street violence is staged with such disgusting levity that any attempt at thematic complexity seems purely for show.

While Death Wish doubles as a commercial for the gun lobby, its alt-right posturing is undermined by its uneven, head-scratching tone.

This is a film too embarrassed to be what it is. And shorn of capes and costumes, vigilantism is pretty ugly.

The wildly miscalculated release of this film is only matched by its mindless aggression.