Where in TBE, people find they have an explosive inserted in the backs of their heads, and it becomes a kill-or-be-killed experiment driven by some outside entity, Mayhem is caused when a particular non-lethal virus infects the workers. This virus causes everyone to lose all inhibitions, and what follows is mass murders, fuck fests, and--in general--mayhem.
The lead in this movie is Steven Yeun, late of The Walking Dead, who plays a character named Derek Cho. This is his movie, and he carries it out with aplomb. Set-up to take a major corporate fall, he's about to be run out on a rail, when SWAT shuts down the office building, trapping everyone inside because of the virus. Everyone is stuck inside for the next eight hours, the length of time it takes for the virus to run its course. Derek uses this time to get his revenge on the people who framed him.
Unlike the bleaker TBE, this movie has more humor. Rather than being a "who gets out alive at the end" flick, it's more of a "how badass can Derek be, and enact payback to all those responsible"?
I had a great time watching it, and I believe you will, too. Which is why my hearty recommendation is that you
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