I should've known better!!

Rating: Null/10 (15 November 2001)

I should have known better than to watch this movie after reading viewer's comments here, but I rented it anyway. This movie was horrible. I kept wanting to turn it off, but couldn't because I had to see how much more ridiculous it would get! It didn't let me down, either - It was stupid to the very end! From the too young and goofy looking to be a driver, Kip Pardue, whining 'I can't handle it', (this is mid-season and he's tied for the series lead), to the sleazy ex-wife character played by Gina, to the horrible, barely audible meaningless Burt Reynolds grunts, this movie stank! A much better movie could've been made on the same premise, I guess Sly wanted to 'play with the race cars' instead of making a meaningful flick.
POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW!!!! I especially despised the following scenes: * ALL the crash and burn scenes. They literally looked like a play station game, were unrealistic and defied all laws of physics. * The race in the rain - (were these CART cars or Formula 1..only F1's race in the rain) - where both leaders turn their cars around to go rescue another driver who crashed into a pond after flying what seemed like 1/2 mile in the air. Driving against traffic on a race course! * The cars at the show being started-up (these cars don't have on-board starters, nor would they have fuel in them at this kind of event), and the subsequent cruise thru the streets of Chicago. * The man hole covers flying off after the cars drive over them. * Joe Tanto's coin pick-up antics with his race car. * The phrase, "don't overdrive the car"!! * Joe Tanto's miracle finish with only three wheels. END OF POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!!
I know 'Plan 9 from Outer Space' is hailed as the worst movie ever, but I certainly don't see how it could be worse than Driven!! I've written alot here because I'm really irked by how bad this thing was. Warning, warning, warning:DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY ON THIS PIECE OF JUNK!!!