Joe Lynch has fully embraced his enthusiasm and passion for genre cinema while also flexing his comedic chops, all thanks to the tour-de-force performance of his new muse, Steven Yeun.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 12, 2023

Mayhem is one of those films that live up to their title. Here the mayhem and insanity is push up as much as it can without going overboard too much ...

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 17, 2020

Mayhem is an absolute joy, not least because it finally, and definitively, marks Joe Lynch out as the filmmaker we always knew he was.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Oct 4, 2019

Mayhem is an energetic genre flick that moves at a ferocious pace. But contrived dialogue and a bewildering narrative tarnish this otherwise enjoyable pulp effort.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 30, 2018

Loud, violent and unapologetically brash, Mayhem plays out like Office Space, if all the characters were trying desperately to end each other in the most brutal way possible.

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Dec 26, 2018

An incredibly cathartic and entertaining experience for anyone who has ever worked in an office.

| Nov 3, 2018

This is the movie you're going to watch every time you have a bad day at work.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 3, 2018

Mayhem has the classic Lynch insanity that fans love. The plot might not be the most original, and it will likely remind you of other recent films, but it has some aspects that make it stand out from the crowd.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 2, 2018

I would be remiss to say that there isn't something exciting about seeing a POC and a woman storm the echelons of a older, white and (mostly) male dominated company, dispatching lieutenants and destroying(...)all obstacles that stand in their way.

| Sep 21, 2018

It's a hell of a ride that gives us a deeply satirical look at office politics and provides a massive amount of wish fulfilment.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Aug 14, 2018

Mayhem is a whip-smart satire and a workplace fantasy that should be relatable to anybody who isn't in the one-percent.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 14, 2018

[Mayhem] lacks the sharpness of fair like Tragedy Girls, but for fans of [Steven] Yuen or business-focused semi-satire like Horrible Bosses, it's got enough adrenaline to carry an audience along.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Apr 5, 2018

The tongue-in-check, over-the-top aspect of Mayhem, a looney tune of a film from director Joe Lynch, offers a steroid-infused day in the life of a really toxic office environment.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 4, 2018

What Joe Lynch has done is craft one of the most entertaining and exciting films I've seen in a long time.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jan 24, 2018

Mayhem is the cathartic release of cubicle chaos that The Belko Experiment should've been.

| Jan 22, 2018

A strong script, a good sense of timing, and the kind of anarchic glee than more prestige projects can't manage.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 26, 2017

Mayhem never strays far from social commentary or corporate comeuppance, making its blood-soaked carnage easy to cheer on

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 6, 2017

An excess of violence and minimum of plot is generally Lynch's sweet spot, but as a gory satire of corporate corruption Mayhem isn't going to get off quite so easy.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Nov 14, 2017

Fuses office politics, bloody violence, and pure silliness into a fun little romp that's ultimately as entertaining as it is forgettable.

| Nov 11, 2017

The whole messy affair comes to a conclusion that delivers knee-jerk satisfaction in an impressively stylish way.

| Nov 10, 2017