Alright, LISTEN TO ME! (spoilers unrelated to plot)

Rating: Null/10 (16 October 2001)

If you're a movie fanatic, you can safely skip this one and not miss a whole lot. Acting? Sucks. Plot? Sucks. Dialogue? Sucks. That said, let's get this review underway:
This film has what some people like to call a TARGET AUDIENCE. All the comments here that badmouth this film were left by people OUTSIDE this target audience, and should have figured from the trailers and advertisements that it wasn't for them to like or even understand.

I, however, am smack dab in the middle of said audience. If you're into the "import scene", or street racing, or car modifying in general, you'll be able to appreciate this movie a whole lot more. I mean come on! Who wouldn't want to drive down Pacific Coast Hwy in a twin-turbo 2JZ-engined Toyota Supra with the top down on a warm sunny day and completely SMOKE a snobby yuppie in a Ferrari, right in front of his girlfriend??
The main characters are the cars, not the actors. The S2000, the Jetta, the Skyline, the Eclipse, the RX-7, and the Civics! That's the real reason for this film's popularity. Craig Liebermann, president of the National Import Racing Association (NIRA), was brought in as a consultant on the film for both technical advice and to help promote NIRA as an alternative to street racing. As was R.J. de Vera, another industry mogul. de Vera even starred in the movie as one of the street racers.
Anyway, I hope this gave you a little better insight; a review from a car-fan first, movie-fan second. Think of it as a documentary! Acting and plot always suck in documentaries! =)