Honk if you love NASCAR

Rating: 6/10 (14 January 2006)

I don't think this film gets the credit it quite deserves. People were looking for cinematic masterpiece, and they didn't find it, but I don't think that was the point at all. This was a summer blockbuster that Tom Cruise was good at until he went L. Ron Hubbard on us all.
Technically, the NASCAR stuff might not have been to the letter, but I didn't know it. My main beefs with Days is the ridiculously bad performances turned in by Kidman and Elwes. They were both horrific. For the life of me, I can't figure out how Kidman has managed to have a film career at all. Being the former Mrs. Cruise can't hurt. She makes Kelly McGilis in Top Gun look sincere. As far as Elwes goes, I just hate everything he overacts. Duvall and Quaid turn in serviceable performances here, anchoring the movie well.
The racing scenes are fairly exciting to watch, and personally, I think the rental car scene makes the whole movie worth watching. Other than that, Cruise was on Cruise control in this one. Not bad.