It's entertainment, folks!

Rating: 8/10 (27 June 2010)

I'm not going to bore you with a laundry list of what needed improvement in this film. Many of my peers have already done that. I'm just want to say, that in the day and age of shows like CSI Miami, this film did what is was supposed to do - entertain. CSI Miami is not necessarily known for it's plausible plots, but do I love it? Yep, every time Horatio crosses that screen. Beautiful scenery, a plot I don't have to read a companion novel to follow, and eye candy. A great way to unwind after a long day...
If you watch the deleted scene content with narration by Sylvester Stallone, there might be more insight into what SS was going for, in terms of the distortion of one's values and to what length people will go to achieve fame. There were sub plots that got lost in the edit. Some of that would have made for better developed characters. And yes, not all of the race sequences or rescue for that matter, were completely accurate. Then again, this is Hollywood exercising their creative liberties. Sue 'em...If anything, Days of Thunder was more painful to watch.
I don't have a problem with SS and Burt Reynolds on screen. OK, not the deepest script - but, how many guys look as good as SS at 54? Today at 63, he's still in great shape. Would love to see a sequel to Get Carter.
Grab a nice glass of beaujolais, relax, and be glad you didn't pay full boat to watch it. Hip, hip hooray for cable!