Such concerns become moot once the picture passes a certain point, however, as
Death Wish transforms into just the sort of unapologetically ruthless and
violent thriller that rarely gets made nowadays (ie its very existence is a delightful novelty)- with the movie's second half boasting a series of gleefully over-the-top instances of R - rated mayhem (including an awesomely cringeworthy torture
sequence involving a scalpel and battery acid).