Best Parts Were Left on the Cutting Room Floor

Rating: 4/10 (17 September 2019)

This film is a shining example of why I always like to watch deleted scenes or alternate endings. Stallone actually wrote the screenplay and after watching what was cut (incl. some scenes that were never even finished) I realize Director Renny Harlin killed this film. The cut scenes and commentary show that this was supposed to be a racing version of "Rocky." All kinds of deep dialogue and development of not only characters, but individual relationships was cut because the Director wanted to dedicate more time to the race scenes and slow-motion shots. No wonder this film seemed hollow. Some scenes just made no sense regardless, but I now know that some of them didn't make sense because the backstory that would've made it make sense was cut. I hate when film makers treat the audience like we're all simple minded and need constant eye candy to keep us watching.