A Fun Ride

Rating: 7/10 (29 April 2001)

In many way's `Driven' is uncharted territory for Sylvester Stallone.
As few as five years ago, he might have played the hero of this picture. The driver who must overcome all odds to pull out another win!!! But not this time. Instead the script, written by Stallone, allows him to take a half step out of the spotlight, and instead, take on the role of the wise veteran who's driven down this road before - and lived to tell the tale. And what a tale it is.
`Driven' contains some of the best racing scenes ever caught on film.
The audience is carried right along with the cars -- all the way to the finish line. As for the script... well, it's kind of a cross between `Days of Thunder' and `Top Gun.' Cliché's are everywhere. But there's a reason people use cliché's. If done well, they can be quite satisfying and enjoyable. And `Driven' is certainly both of those things.