What is Death Race? It's a race with no rules, that's what! Joan Allen (who I can't believe agreed to be in this, but I love it) is an evil prison lord who forces her inmates to race each other in death-proofed muscle cars with all kinds of guns and fire throwers mounted on the sides. If you survive the race, you get your freedom. If you don't survive the race, you cease to be alive. This is a refreshing departure from reality's prison system, which tends to keep the guns and fire throwers away from the prisoners, who generally outnumber the guards 100-1. I would wager this is the biggest problem in our current prisons. I say, give 'em some guns and muscle cars. It might help their self-esteem. I know it would help mine. Clearly, this film is a harsh critique of our penal system.