116 minute commercial with some racing thrown in for free...

Rating: 4/10 (5 November 2001)

I'm not sure whether "Driven" or "Josie & the Pussycats" should win an award for the longest commercial.
It's sad enough that you have to pay around $8 (before refreshments) to see a movie, then see advertisements for other movies, and then the theater's snack bar; but then to have to watch a 2 hour commercial on top of it is ridiculous.
I recall a trivia question once on how many paid advertisements were in "Total Recall" USA Today was replaced by Mars Today, etc. But in Driven, the entire movie, in nearly every single frame, there is an advertising logo, sign, or insignia somewhere.
In action shots, your vision is force focused on certain logos. If you can stare away from the center shot, the rest of the screen is blurred enough to force you to focus on the paid advertising.
Regarding the movie. Stallone was Stallone, which isn't all bad. If you go to see a movie with Sly in it, I think you know what to expect. The character of Jimmy Bly played by Kip Pardue has you thinking on 2 levels; if you know about this type racing, no one his age could be certified for that circuit; and the other is that he looks too much like Ashton Kutcher from "That '70s Show" for me to take seriously.
And what was wrong with Estella Warren's lips?!!?? Can you say colligen overdose!!
Obviously, if you're still reading, you may realize there are just too many distractions to make this story line worth following. Even being somewhat of a Stallone fan, you can't enjoy this picture. The action scenes are brilliant and inventive. You'll duck for fear of being struck with debris in some of the accident shots.
Unfortunately, they had to throw a love story line for the women that were most likely forced by boyfriends and husbands to sit threw this movie.
And as you leave, you'll be driving home, looking for a Shell gas station trying to figure how much longer your contract is on your cell phone so you can switch to Nextel......