The Thunder of Nascar unleashed on the big screen

Rating: 8/10 (8 July 2005)

Tom Cruise plays Cole Trickle, one of the best performances of his career and also in Top Gun. Robert Duvall was the best you could get, he's a crew chief who's ready to throw in the towel but sticks by his wild and impatient driver and shows he still has got what it takes. I think the only things that are wrong with this film are their are one two many rivals, Earnhardt always seems to be the leader especially when Rowdy Burns is the real leaders, and most of the film seems like it takes place at Daytona and not Bristol, Rockingham, or Darlington and others, and Phoenix seems more like Rockingham. The plot is great, casting was good, and they captured nascar racing for the first time ever, and I like nascar racing. Go 24, Jeff Gordon!