Dreck

Rating: Null/10 (4 December 2004)

I have seen hundreds of films, and I have only ever walked out on one ("Bliss"). I did not walk out on this film, because I saw it while I was in an airplane at 35,000 feet. I thought about it, though.
This movie is abysmal. The characters are cartoons, the plot is absurd, the conflict is ridiculous. This film was an excuse for Tom Cruise to indulge himself in his hobby on screen. Robert Duval is wasted. Nichole Kidman as a surgeon (she was 23 at the time, for crying out loud!) is absolute idiocy.
Look, if you want cartoonish thrills, watch "Top Gun" instead. It's almost as ridiculous, but personally I find watching jets with Michael Ironside and Tom Skerrit and Anthony Edwards a lot more fun than watching cars zoom around the track with Michael Rooker. Your mileage may vary, as the saying goes, but I doubt it. Don't waste your time or your money.