Pathetically enough...

Rating: 9/10 (21 September 2001)

I watched this movie simply because I'm a fan of Kip Pardue. However I did indeed find I enjoyed the movie.
The reason some have found the characters to be "one demensional" or perhaps a little confusing with no set "bad guy" or "good guy" is perhaps because it is set realistically. If one looks into *any* real world setting there are NO extremes...There are people that are dislikable and perhaps have a lot of "bad" in them but they are not the total evil psychotic characters you catch in many movies/books. In most real life situations your "characters" are neither all good nor all evil...simply balences of the two.
In the movie there were people dislikable...Burt Reynolds character catching a lot of that or perhaps Joe (Sly Stallone) ex wife. But they had their redeeming qualities as well.. It did indeed add a realism..something that people strive for in films but rarely acheive.
The only fault I have is with the cinematography... The fast flashes of every new "race" was a bit much and it did not make it easy to follow what was happening. The fast cuts were...just that..too fast.
I did enjoy it...and if anyone should need to know... NO! I know little concerning racing...but I still found it interesting...I personally think people are insane to live a life in this sport..the amount of daring is..amazing. Thanks all :p Shay the "lawngnome" DAVE IS EEYORE (everyone...remember that)