A fun-to-look-at spectacle

Rating: 8/10 (13 June 2005)

I saw this movie on TNT on the 12th of June, Sunday, and I was impressed. I didn't think it was an art film or one of those message movies which make you think. No, it was just good, clean, greasy fun. The whole cast looked like they had a good time making this. I liked the shoot-out on the roadway, where one of Vin Diesel's crew was hanging for dear life on the truck driven by the psycho who was shooting at him and Diesel with the rifle. I also liked the fight scenes.
See, I'm not really doing an Ebert-style comment on this as it was just a "joyride" (excuse the pun). A fun-to-look at joyride and two hours of escapism.
Diesel will never remake Gone With the Wind, but he's cool to watch.
I only gave this 8 out of 10 because I didn't see the whole thing, I tuned in late, but I would like to see it again, this time all the way through.