Yes, it's a bad movie.

Rating: Null/10 (15 February 2002)

Ok, first off -- yes, this is a bad movie. The acting is bad, the plot is bad and the technical details of the cars are bad. I have to confess, though, that I like Vin Diesel -- I liked him in this and I liked him in Pitch Black -- I can't justify it, he's just kinda cool.
So...back to the movie -- after I got past the first 20 minutes, and suspended the critical part of my brain, it was somewhat enjoyable, but that first section is really a tough stretch.
The biggest problems (besides the story) were the total disregard for any technical accuracy:
First, where the *$%& in the city of L.A. is there a straight, deserted, multi-lane road that's long enough for 4 cars to drag race for several minutes at over 120mph? (That's better than 2 miles a minute, bucko!)
Second, why do movie makers keep insisting that "Nitrous" is the automotive equivalent of Warp Speed? Attention, directors and teenage racer-boys: No, you can't accelerate from 120mph to over 150 in a split second when you "get on the button."
Third, is there no "due process" in the Califonia justice system? Why did all the drag race spectators have to split when the cops came? Is it illegal to be parked at the side of a city street there?
Anyway, those were some points that annoyed me. If you like brainless action, you'll like this one, but if you have a bad habit of using your higher brain functions while you watch, it might not be a good choice.