Banal and Ridiculous.

Rating: 3/10 (8 January 2002)

This was a bad movie. Maybe 15 year olds could get some enjoyment from the cool cars but for anyone else the story was ridiculous. Didn't a floor plate fall out of the undercover cop's car during a race? This was the same car that Vin Deisel jumped into minutes later. Were we to assume some kind of Flintstone locomotion was in effect. Did anyone notice that the lead good cop was a blonde white guy and all the baddies were either Hispanics or Asians? Did anyone notice the bullet spraying, speeding and being chased by cops never lead to an arrest? Did anyone notice the overall tone of lawlessness was celebrated? What an uplifting, socially aware movie this was. The special effects were of "Dukes of Hazard" vintage. Vin Deisel was passable in his role. Paul Walker was forgettable. Michelle Rodriguez, who was so good in "Girlfight", played a cliched sex-object role.