Cars aren't the only thing crashing and burning

Rating: 4/10 (30 April 2001)

Greetings again from the darkness. Stallone proves again for the upteenth time that he is, and always will be, a one hit wonder. He wrote one terrific screenplay 25 years ago, and has never recaptured the magic either on paper or on screen. Yes he has made loads of money, but he has created no real piece of work since Rocky. The Bad news is that Stallone may be the best thing in this sorry movie except for the spectacular race scenes. I feel certain, Burt Reynolds is working the day after having the bandages removed from his most recent face-lift. He looks like a horror film star IN FULL MAKE-UP. Kip Pardue recreates his almost too pretty boy character from Remember the Titans. Robert Sean Leonard continues his fall from the promise shown in Dead Poets Society. Renny Harlin has directed exactly ONE watchable film - Die Hard 2 ... and he copied the first one for that success. My only hope from this one is that newcomer Estella Warren moves on to roles that push her skills. I don't know if Planet of the Apes will tell us much. Bottom line is I found myself wishing one of the spectacular crashes would take out the camera, and we could all drive home!