Not a great racing movie

Rating: Null/10 (3 July 2002)

I'm a big fan of cars, being an avid player of games like Gran Turismo. And basically I was surprised this movie is considered a racing movie.
Racing in a straight line is not exciting, I wish people in the movie business would realize this. But that's not the only thing wrong with this movie. Let's forget for a moment that the plot is really thin, the dialogue horrible, and there's no acting to speak of. The racing is just plain unrealistic. A car speeding by at over 100 miles/hour, spinning out of control and stopping within 20 yards is just not possible. And you can't possibly survive a collision at over 100 mph when you're not wearing at least seatbelts and preferably a helmet. And if you would, you would never be able to get up, get into another car and speed away. There's a lot of action in the movie, but it's never involving. To be honest I had expected more from the director of "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story". I suggest you watch "Driven" or "Gone In 60 Seconds" if you want to see some real exciting racing.