Average movie

Rating: 2/10 (18 July 2003)

The worst thing about this movie is that all the plot arcs and indeed the whole plot is entirely predictable. That said I did acquire a new appreciation for the skills and mental makeup needed for stock car racing although I still think that watching cars going around and around on a track isn't the most exciting spectator sport. The cast did well with the material. Robert Duvall in particular was memorable in his part. For better or worse, this movie has the Simpson/Bruckheimer machismo stamp all over it. 6/10.