DISASTER!

Rating: Null/10 (16 November 2002)

This movie is a complete and total disaster. From the insane dialogue, to the bad acting, to the completely unbelievable driving sequences, this movie is one for the ages. Perhaps the worst movie ever produced. And yes, I mean that.
There are many problems...I will name a few:
-- CART cars are designed so they DON'T flip. Very rarely will you see a crash bad enough to burst in flames, or flip, or land upside down in a pond. But this happens more than once in Driven! In fact, it happens again...and again...and again...
-- Where were the rescue workers when Moreno's car flipped? And if you expect me to believe two other drivers came to his rescue...God...do I even have to finish this sentence? This included Bly driving backwards down the track! Please...
-- The sequence where they take the cars out in the city is so utterly ridiculous, I'm just going to stop there.
-- There's a pit lane speed limit in CART. Apparently they forgot about it here...
-- At one point, Burt Reynolds' character says Jimmy has to win the next race or he's out. Hello?? This guy is in second place in the championship and he can't cut it? Give me a break...
-- The scene where Sly picks up the coins with his tires is laughable. I won't get into why that isn't possible...I don't have the time or effort to do so at the moment.
-- Gina Gershon and Estella Warren serve no purpose in this movie. They just annoyed the heck out of me...
-- There is no German or Japanese stop on the CART tour.
-- The points system is completely illogical in this movie. With all the races they show of Brandenburg winning and Bly not finishing, there's no way Jimmy would have a chance at winning the championship. Especially since Brandenburg won the first six races...
-- It's very rare that one team would have two different primary sponsors and i.e. two different cars. Not impossible...but I don't think there's a team on the current circuit who employs this method. But in this movie, I guess anything is possible.
-- Brandenburg is on the pole in every race. CART is very competitive and this is virtually impossible.
-- Bly winning from last place in the last race?? What a surprise...
Bottom Line:
SAVE YOUR MONEY. This is a complete waste of time...and if you're a racing fan, this movie will just make you shake your head. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this a -1.