ACTION THROUGHOUT!

Rating: Null/10 (5 May 2002)

Firstly, I've never been a fan of any type of car racing so initially this film didn't appeal to me. However, being a fan of Tom Cruise movies I just had to watch it.
One again, Tom Cruise didn't disappoint. This film had everything it needed to be successful. The race track scenes were just amazing and despite not being a fan of racing it was really exciting to watch Cruise as Cole Trickle racing round the track at goodness knows how many miles per hour.
The storyline itself was great as well. Cole was badly injured in an accident on the race track and the majority of the film was about him being able to overcome such a setback. In the film Michael Rooker as Rowdy Burns is also injured in a crash and it's great seeing him become friends with Cole Trickle. There's great dialogue throughout the movie and a fair bit of humour too.
However, even if you don't like the story you will like the superb action scenes.