not as bad as I thought it would be

Rating: 5/10 (28 May 2002)

Driven had pretty good car racing scenes. It certainly wasn't one of the worst films of 2001. My ONE big complaint is `Where are the cute guys?' I mean, we get Burt Reynolds and Sly Stallone, who would look like dried up prunes without that thick movie make-up. And the guy who played Jimmy Bly had nothing that sparked my interest. And WHY do they always put ridiculous love stories in the middle of an action film. It just ruins the most interesting thing about the movie.
(SPOILERS): The scene where Jimmy hops into one of those racing cars and Joe follows is absurd. First of all, anyone driving close to 200 mph weaving between traffic and going the wrong way would get killed pretty quickly. And when Joe hops into that car, wouldn't he need a key or something to start it. Not to mention, those 2 would have been arrested. But all that happens is they get fined by the racing organization. Also, those crashed they show look absurd because if that really happened, onlookers would get killed in the stands by the dozens. I mean, those cars where flying hundreds of feet. And of course, Jimmy had to make a play for his rivals girl. With all those girls pinching his a**, he only wanted to go out with the one that was in love with his rival. And then the rival turned out to be descent, so there is no bad guy to root against. (END OF SPOILERS)

I mean when you say the best actor in the film was Sly Stallone, that ain't exactly a good thing. At least his speech could be interpreted in this.

FINAL VERDICT: Car racing fans will enjoy, but if you are not one, like me, don't waste your time. There are plenty of other so-so movies that have cutier guys to watch for 2 hours.