Elements Of Top Gun Movie At Auto Racing

Rating: 7/10 (8 October 2011)

Days of Thunder is a film about auto racing.It was directed by Tony Scott.The cast includes Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman,Robert Duvall,Randy Quaid,Cary Elwes and Michael Rooker.
The story is similar to that of Top Gun only this time,the movie involves Cole Trickle,a young stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level.He's a talented driver with an arrogant attitude which gets him into trouble not only with other stock car drivers and the members of his own team as well.
Cole Trickle,played by Tom Cruise,is recruited by car dealership tycoon Tim Daland,played by Randy Quaid,to race for his team in NASCAR.He also convinces former crew chief Harry Hogge,played very well by Robert Duvall,to come out of retirement and lead Cole's crew. Cole has difficulty adjusting to the larger NASCAR stock cars and communicating with his crew while being intimidated on the track by NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Rowdy Burns,played by Michael Rooker,that results in Cole not finishing the races,mostly due to crashes or engine blowouts. After discovering that Cole does not understand the common terminology used by NASCAR teams,Harry puts him in a series of rigorous training. This pays off in future races.Aside from that,Cole develops a romantic relationship with Dr.Claire Lewicki,played by the gorgeous Nicole Kidman.
The story has all the elements of Top Gun.It is predictable and clichéd from beginning to end.Aside from that,this wasn't exciting as compared to Top Gun despite of having Scott and Cruise involved in it.Days Of Thunders simply felt like a formulaic movie from start to finish with nothing original in it.The same with the characters as well as they were based from Top Gun as well.In the end,if you want to see how elements of Top Gun on wheels,then this movie is it.